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 24 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in January and February. Here are the details:
Date: Jan. 2 Location of Incident: 8451 & 8452 Standustrial St., Stanton Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Resin waste
Date: Jan. 2 Location of Incident: El Toro Road and Santa Margarita Parkway, El Toro Material Handler: Emerson Computer Power Systems Materials Involved: Battery acid
Date: Jan. 2 Location of Incident: 8260 Cerritos Ave., Stanton Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Resin waste
Date: Jan. 6 Location of Incident: 924 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana Material Handler: Khoa’s Auto Complete Service Materials Involved: Degreaser
Date: Jan. 8 Location of Incident: 909 E. Vermont Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: City of Anaheim Materials Involved: Transformer oil
Date: Jan. 9 Location of Incident: 1944 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa Material Handler: Midas Muffler Materials Involved: Gasoline
Date: Jan. 11 Location of Incident: 2130 S. Grand Ave., Santa Ana Material Handler: Standard Concrete Materials Involved: Cement
Date: Jan. 11 Location of Incident: 1021 Duryea Ave., Irvine Material Handler: Horiba Instruments Materials Involved: Abandoned inks
Date: Jan. 28 Location of Incident: Birch Street and Orange Avenue, Brea Material Handler: Butler Communications Materials Involved: Oil-like sludge
Date: Jan. 28 Location of Incident: 1666 N. Main St., Santa Ana Material Handler: Sanwa Bank Materials Involved: Fire began during asbestos removal project
Date: Jan. 29 Location of Incident: 1480 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Hydrogen chloride
Date: Jan. 30 Location of Incident: 1000 N. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana Material Handler: Stop Brake Shop Materials Involved: Gasoline
Date: Jan. 31 Location of Incident: Cypress Street and Park Industrial Drive, La Habra Material Handler: La Habra Fire Department Materials Involved: Sulfuric acid
Date: Feb. 1 Location of Incident: Bee Canyon, unincorporated area in East County Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Chromic acid
Date: Feb. 1 Location of Incident: 24000 block of El Toro Road, Laguna Hills Material Handler: HAZMAT Materials Involved: Mastic remover
Date: Feb. 2 Location of Incident: 1150 Roxbury Terrace, La Habra Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Acoustical ceiling material
Date: Feb. 4 Location of Incident: 26572 Junipero Serra Road, San Juan Capistrano Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown
Date: Feb. 5 Location of Incident: 25932 Via Marejada, Mission Viejo Material Handler: Resident Materials Involved: Weed killer, fertilizer and bug spray
Date: Feb. 6 Location of Incident: 34213 Coast Highway, Dana Point Material Handler: San Diego Gas & Electric Materials Involved: Transformer oil
Date: Feb. 7 Location of Incident: Ball Road and Via Largo, Cypress Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Diesel fuel
Date: Feb. 11 Location of Incident: 2201 E. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Neville Chemical Materials Involved: Resin oil
Date: Feb. 14 Location of Incident: 5200 Irvine Blvd., Irvine Material Handler: Treasure Farms Materials Involved: Fumigants
Date: Feb. 25 Location of Incident: 13911 La Pata St., Westminster Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Oil and water
HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED IN THE COUNTY
March, 1990--February, 1991 City: Spills Anaheim: 39 Santa Ana: 33 Orange: 29 Irvine: 17 Huntington Beach: 15 Buena Park: 12 Mission Viejo: 10 Tustin: 9 Westminster: 9 Costa Mesa: 8 Laguna Niguel: 7 Newport Beach: 7 Stanton: 7 Brea: 6 Cypress: 6 Garden Grove: 5 Laguna Hills: 5 Los Alamitos: 5 El Toro: 3 Fullerton: 3 La Habra: 3 San Juan Capistrano: 3 Yorba Linda: 3 Dana Point: 2 San Clemente: 2 Laguna Beach: 1 Placentia: 1 Seal Beach: 1 Other unincorporated areas: 8 In the ocean: 1 Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division
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