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 August. Here are the details:
Date: Aug. 2
Location of Incident: 12821 Western Ave., Garden Grove
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Unknown
Date: Aug. 2
Location of Incident: 24761 Calle Tres Lomas, El Toro
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Pool cleaning chemicals
Date: Aug. 2
Location of Incident: 505 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim
Material Handler: Santiago Trailer Repairn
Materials Involved: Floor cleaner in gutter
Date: Aug. 4
Location of Incident: 947 Enterprise St., Orange
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Transformer possibly containing PCBs
Date: Aug. 6
Location of Incident: 27912 Forbes Road, Laguna Niguel
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Unknown
Date: Aug. 6
Location of Incident: 1091 Sharwood Lane, Tustin
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Asbestos
Date: Aug. 7
Location of Incident: Robin Way and Lemon Street, Villa Park
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Diazinon
Date: Aug. 8
Location of Incident: Montilla Lane and Naccome Drive, Mission Viejo
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Carburetor cleaner
Date: Aug. 9
Location of Incident: 5301 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach
Material Handler: McDonnell Douglas
Materials Involved: Nitrogen tetroxide
Date: Aug. 10
Location of Incident: Newport Boulevard and Chapman Avenue, Orange
Material Handler: Orange County Pest Control Inc.
Materials Involved: Diazinon and powdered carbamate
Date: Aug. 15
Location of Incident: El Camino Real and Avenida Barcelona, San Clemente
Material Handler: Launderland
Materials Involved: Radioactive clothing (from San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant)
Date: Aug. 16
Location of Incident: off Huntington Beach State Beach in the Pacific Ocean
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Oil
Date: Aug. 16
Location of Incident: Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park, San Juan Capistrano
Material Handler: County of Orange
Materials Involved: Leak of unknown substance
Date: Aug. 17
Location of Incident: San Diego Freeway at Jamboree Road, Irvine
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Chlorine and muratic acid
Date: Aug. 18
Location of Incident: 899 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: AIDS-contaminated blood (found in motel room)
Date: Aug. 19
Location of Incident: Ortega Highway, 1/2-mile west of the county line
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Cement
Date: Aug. 20
Location of Incident: 671 E. 1st St., Tustin
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Unknown
Date: Aug. 22
Location of Incident: San Diego Freeway at University Drive, Irvine
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Pesticides and herbicides
Date: Aug. 22
Location of Incident: 10420 Knott Ave., Stanton
Material Handler: Japanese Noodles
Materials Involved: Paint and paint thinner
Date: Aug. 23
Location of Incident: Miraloma Avenues and La Loma Circle, Anaheim
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Latex paint
Date: Aug. 24
Location of Incident: 945 E. Birch St., Brea
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Unknown (gas odor)
Date: Aug. 28
Location of Incident: 201 E. Alton Ave., Santa Ana
Material Handler: Waljan Products Inc.
Materials Involved: Unknown
Date: Aug. 28
Location of Incident: 17221 Red Hill Ave., Irvine
Material Handler: Baxter Healthcare, Edwards division
Materials Involved: Aldehydes
Date: Aug. 31
Location of Incident: Cerritos Avenue and Moody Street, Cypress
Material Handler: Unknown
Materials Involved: Gasoline
Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division Researched by: KATHIE BOZANICH / Los Angeles Times
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