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Analyzing transportation‐related hazardous material spills in New England
Author(s) -
Crusberg Theodore C.,
Smith David L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1982.tb04990.x
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , legislation , agency (philosophy) , government (linguistics) , business , environmental planning , environmental science , environmental protection , waste management , engineering , law , political science , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
This study shows that transportation‐related hazardous material spills are common in New England, and surface water supplies should be protected from this problem. A statistical analysis of reports made to the US Environmental Protection Agency in Region I (Lexington, Mass.) indicates that under‐reporting of such spills may be a serious hindrance to new legislation that would aid in protecting supplies of potable water. However, the more serious incidents were more likely to be reported to the federal government.