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 19 spills recorded in Hazmat’s response logs in December. Here are the details:

Date: Dec. 1 Location of Incident: 24011 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo Material Handler: Vista Cleaners Materials Involved: Perchloroethylene Date: Dec. 3 Location of Incident: Camino Capistrano and Avery Parkway, Laguna Niguel Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Gasoline (auto accident) Date: Dec. 5 Location of Incident: Ball Road and Gilbert Street, Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Oil (auto accident) Date: Dec. 6 Location of Incident: 23300 Madero, Mission Viejo Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Dichloromethane Date: Dec. 8 Location of Incident: St. Ann’s Drive and Coast Highway, Laguna Beach Material Handler: Dewey’s Disposal Co. Materials Involved: Oil and diesel fuel (trash truck fire) Date: Dec. 10 Location of Incident: 1216 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown (possibly infectious waste) Date: Dec. 10 Location of Incident: 2961 El Camino Way, Tustin Material Handler: Edwards Theater Materials Involved: Ammonia Date: Dec. 11 Location of Incident: San Diego Freeway at Von Karman Avenue, Irvine Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Gasoline (auto accident) Date: Dec. 14 Location of Incident: Dumpster behind 1500 E. Katella Ave., Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown Date: Dec. 15 Location of Incident: 9701 Jeronimo Road, Irvine Material Handler: Allergan Medical Optics Materials Involved: Linseed oil Date: Dec. 20 Location of Incident: 820 N. Tustin Ave., Orange Material Handler: Arrow Hardware Materials Involved: Paint solvents Date: Dec. 20 Location of Incident: State College Boulevard and Chapman Avenue, Orange Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown yellow liquid Date: Dec. 21 Location of Incident: 1240 E. Glenwood Place, Santa Ana Material Handler: Modified Plastics Materials Involved: Plastic injection Date: Dec. 23 Location of Incident: 2481 El Camino Real, San Clemente Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Methamphetamine chemicals for drug lab in hotel room Date: Dec. 23 Location of Incident: 2884 Bay Shore Drive, Newport Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Diesel fuel from boat Date: Dec. 24 Location of Incident: 15421 Van Buren St., Westminster Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Acidic sludge (possibly from drug lab) Date: Dec. 30 Location of Incident: 3275 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Cool Transport Inc. Materials Involved: 450 gallons of diesel fuel Date: Dec. 30 Location of Incident: 11040 Mercantile Ave., Stanton Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Spilled waste oil from 55-gallon drums Date: Dec. 31 Location of Incident: Flood control channel at 3001 W. Chapman Ave., Orange Material Handler: County Environmental Management Agency Materials Involved: 300 gallons of unknown green liquid Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division Researched by: KATHIE BOZANICH / Los Angeles Times