Table 9e. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Air (includes Truck and Air) for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
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Table 9e. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Air (includes Truck and Air) for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
| UN number 1 | Description | Value | Tons | Ton-miles | Average miles per shipment |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002 (thousands) |
Percent | 2002 (millions) |
Percent | |||
| Total | 1,643 | 100.0 | 64 | 100.0 | 85 | 100.0 | 2,080 | |
| 0012 | Cartridges for weapons, inert projectile or Cartridges, small arms | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,006 |
| 0186 | Rocket motors | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,310 |
| 1057 | Lighters or Lighter refills containing flammable gas | S | S | S | S | S | S | 371 |
| 1072 | Oxygen, compressed | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,616 |
| 1197 | Extracts, flavoring, liquid | 3 | 0.2 | S | S | S | S | 1,205 |
| 1648 | Acetonitrile | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,789 |
| 1760 | Corrosive liquids, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,916 |
| 1845 | Carbon dioxide, solid or Dry ice | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,184 |
| 1964 | Hydrocarbon gas mixture, compressed, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,307 |
| 1993 | Flammable liquids, n.o.s. | 9 | 0.6 | S | S | S | S | 2,476 |
| 2047 | Dichloropropenes.. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,698 |
| 2283 | Isobutyl methacrylate, stabilized | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,905 |
| 2794 | Batteries, wet, filled with acid, electric storage | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,429 |
| 2811 | Toxic solids, organic, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,831 |
| 2915 | Radioactive material, Type A package non-specified | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,959 |
| 3166 | Engines, internal combustion, flammable gas powered | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,434 |
| 3178 | Flammable solid, inorganic, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,970 |
| 3268 | Air bag inflators, or Air bag modules, or Seat-belt pretensioners | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,363 |
| 3295 | Hydrocarbons, liquid, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 2,731 |
| 3316 | Chemical kits | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,710 |
| – | All other | 659 | 40.1 | 5 | 7.4 | 8 | 9.2 | 2,002 |
KEY:
– Represents and estimate equal to zero or less than
1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of highly sampling
variability or poor response quality.
1 UN numbers were selected based on estimated tons without regard to sampling variability.
SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.