The Interrelationship of Material Toxicity, Stream Properties and Quantity of Spilled Material in Assessing the Risk of Hazardous Material SpillsThe current status of regulatory efforts for the bulk carriage of oil and hazardous materials is reviewed. The hazard posed to water resources is examined using the method of risk analysis. |
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Other OHM Efforts | 14 |
OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLSA QUALITATIVE | 22 |
to average channel properties | 46 |
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acute toxicity Allegheny River amount of spill analysis unit aquatic system AREA VEL WIDTH ASCE average Canal channel cross-sectional cubature dams determined dilution capacity ratings discharge distance effects environmental equation Estuary evaluated factors feet Figure Fischer following spill fps ft ft ft/sec Fukuoka and Sayre Gulf Intracoastal Waterway hazardous materials Hudson River indicated Intracoastal Waterway Kanawha River longitudinal dispersion maximum concentration measurements Mile D mixing natural streams ocean Okeechobee Waterway parameters percent mortality phenol procedure produce 1,000 ppm relative release required to produce River Estuary River Mile 90 Sacramento River San Joaquin River spill dilution capacity spill mass spill required spill size required spill volumes Stage stream velocity substance test organisms tidal cubature tidal excursion tidal range tide tion Tons of Material turbulent twenty-five miles USGS values Verdigris River W/h Tons water pollution water pollution impact Waterway Dilution Capacity WIDTH ALT cfs Willamette River