CLIPBOARD : Taking Hazardous Spills
Researched by: KATHIE BOZANICH / Los Angeles Times
The Orange County Hazardous Materials Team, administered by the county Health Care Agency’s division of environmental health, responds to calls on chemical spills and other incidents involving hazardous materials. Sometimes the team goes to the site and other
times it advises citizens or local fire departments over the phone.
There were 26 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in May, with the central area of the county chalking up the most spills at 10. Here are the details on those spills.
Date: May 3
Location of Incident: 1130 Main St., Orange
Material Handler: Roadway Express Inc.
Materials Involved: diesel fuel
Date: May 7
Location of Incident: 2109 S. Wright St., Santa Ana 1130 Main St., Orange
Material Handler: Fluorocarbon Aerospace ComponentsMaterials Involved: brazing salt
Date: May 8
Location of Incident: Esplanade Street at Palmyra Avenue, Orange 1130 Main St., Orange
Material Handler: unknown
Materials Involved: paint waste (latex)
Date: May 8
Location of Incident: Virginia Avenue at Edgewood Road, Santa Ana 1130 Main St., Orange
Material Handler: unknown
Materials Involved: paint waste (latex)
Date: May 10
Location of Incident: 504 W. Chapman Ave. E, Orange
Material Handler: unknown
Materials Involved: waste oil
Date: May 17
Location of Incident: Tustin and Bixby avenues, Orange
Material Handler: unknown
Materials Involved: plaster dust
Date: May 18
Location of Incident: 918 S. Harbor Blvd., SantaAna
Material Handler: Lee’s Auto Repair
Materials Involved: radiator coolant (later determined to be radiator cleaner)
Date: May 21
Location of Incident: 152 W. Durant St., Santa Ana
Material Handler: unknown
Materials Involved: gas and oil
Date: May 29
Location of Incident: 1645 N. Case St., Orange
Material Handler: Vi-Cal Metals
Materials Involved: motor oil
Date: May 31
Location of Incident: 700 W. Chapman Ave., Orange
Material Handler: Fast Gas
Materials Involved: gasoline
HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED IN CENTRAL AREA June, 1989--May, 1990
City Spills Santa Ana 33 Orange 30 Garden Grove 10 Tustin 7 Westminster 5 Fountain Valley 2 Villa Park 2
Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division:
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