Table 9f. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Pipeline for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
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Table 9f. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Pipeline 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 | 145,021 | 100.0 | 661,390 | 100.0 | 58,914 | 100.0 | 37 | |
| 1005 | Ammonia, anhydrous | S | S | S | S | S | S | 278 |
| 1011 | Butane | 481 | 0.3 | 2,486 | 0.4 | S | S | 54 |
| 1013 | Carbon dioxide | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 1066 | Nitrogen, compressed | S | S | S | S | S | S | 22 |
| 1072 | Oxygen, compressed | S | S | S | S | S | S | 85 |
| 1075 | Petroleum gases | 3,708 | 2.6 | 14,895 | 2.3 | 1,188 | 2.0 | S |
| 1077 | Propylene | 1,521 | 1.0 | 4,724 | 0.7 | 42 | – | S |
| 1114 | Benzene | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 1202 | Gas oil, diesel fuel, heating oil, light | 10,775 | 7.4 | 53,000 | 8.0 | 1,739 | 3.0 | 201 |
| 1203 | Gasoline | 77,821 | 53.7 | 320,579 | 48.5 | 36,780 | 62.4 | 57 |
| 1223 | Kerosene | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 1230 | Methanol | S | S | S | S | S | S | 4 |
| 1830 | Sulfuric acid | S | S | 1,775 | 0.3 | 6 | – | 4 |
| 1863 | Fuel, aviation, turbine engine | 11,201 | 7.7 | 52,893 | 8.0 | 3,588 | 6.1 | S |
| 1962 | Ethylene | 3,908 | 2.7 | 10,802 | 1.6 | 455 | 0.8 | 46 |
| 1964 | Hydrocarbon gas mixture, compressed, n.o.s. | 2,313 | 1.6 | 8,684 | 1.3 | S | S | S |
| 1965 | Hydrocarbon gas mixture, liquefied, n.o.s. | 471 | 0.3 | S | S | S | S | 12 |
| 1993 | Flammable liquids, n.o.s. | 24,096 | 16.6 | 125,145 | 18.9 | 10,859 | 18.4 | 23 |
| 2398 | Methyl tert-butyl ether | 511 | 0.4 | 1,920 | 0.3 | 8 | – | 4 |
| 3295 | Hydrocarbons, liquid, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 7 |
| – | All other | 2,639 | 1.8 | 12,559 | 1.9 | S | S | 38 |
KEY:
– Represents an 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.