CLIPBOARD : Hazardous Spills Log

The Orange County Hazardous Materials Team, administered by the county Health Care Agency division of environmental health, responds to calls on chemical spills and other incidents involving hazardous materials. Sometimes the team will go to the site; other times it will advise residents or local fire departments over the phone.

There were 14 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in November, with the central area of the county chalking up the most with 7. Here are the details:

Date: Nov. 5 Location of Incident: 525 Flower St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Orange County Utilities Yard Materials Involved:Diesel fuel Date: Nov. 6 Location of Incident: 17th Street and Holt Avenue Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: 1 gallon of hydrochloric acid Date: Nov. 7 Location of Incident: 1452 Edinger Ave., Tustin Material Handler: Pacific Bell Materials Involved: Carpet cleaner Date: Nov. 14 Location of Incident: Taft Avenue and Tustin Street, Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Date: Nov. 16 Location of Incident: 2575 McCoy Road, Orange Material Handler: Roger Miller Ford Materials Involved: Waste oil Date: Nov. 27 Location of Incident: 520 W. Grove Ave., Orange Material Handler: Continuous Coating Materials Involved: Sodium hydrosulfite Date: Nov. 30 Location of Incident: 759 N. Eckhoff St., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Sodium hydroxide and sodium cyanide

HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED IN CENTRAL AREA December, 1989 to November, 1990

City: Spills

Santa Ana: 36

Orange: 34

Westminster: 10

Tustin: 9

Garden Grove: 6

Villa Park: 2

Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division Researched by: KATHIE BOZANICH / Los Angeles Times