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Table 7 - Hazardous Material Shipment by Hazard Class and Mode of Transportation: 2002
(Commodity Flow Survey data only)
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| Class 1, Explosives |
Pipeline (2) |
– |
– |
| Rail |
352 |
7.0 |
| Truck (1) |
4,631 |
92.6 |
| Water |
– |
– |
Class 2, Gases
|
Pipeline (2) |
78,857 |
37.0 |
| Rail |
29,230 |
13.7 |
| Truck (1) |
96,865 |
45.4 |
| Water |
7,133 |
3.3 |
Class 3, Flammable liquids
|
Pipeline (2) |
576,739 |
32.2 |
| Rail |
36,083 |
2.0 |
| Truck (1) |
948,619 |
53.0 |
| Water |
199,304 |
11.1 |
Class 4, Flammable solids
|
Pipeline (2) |
– |
– |
| Rail |
3,157 |
27.9 |
| Truck (1) |
6,711 |
59.4 |
| Water |
1,263 |
11.2 |
Class 5, Oxidizers and organic peroxides
|
Pipeline (2) |
– |
– |
| Rail |
2,430 |
19.2 |
| Truck (1) |
9,870 |
77.9 |
| Water |
– |
– |
Class 6, Toxic (poison)
|
Pipeline (2) |
1,753 |
20.7 |
| Rail |
1,908 |
22.6 |
| Truck (1) |
2,255 |
26.7 |
| Water |
2,325 |
27.5 |
Class 7, Radioactive materials
|
Pipeline (2) |
– |
– |
| Rail |
– |
– |
| Truck (1) |
52 |
91.0 |
| Water |
– |
– |
Class 8, Corrosive materials
|
Pipeline (2) |
3,959 |
4.4 |
| Rail |
23,949 |
26.4 |
| Truck (1) |
51,385 |
56.7 |
| Water |
9,552 |
10.5 |
Class 9, Miscellaneous dangerous goods
|
Pipeline (2) |
– |
– |
| Rail |
12,260 |
20.1 |
| Truck (1) |
39,126 |
64.1 |
| Water |
8,619 |
14.1 |
KEY: – Represents and estimate equal to zero or
less than 1 unit of measure; S = Estimate does not meet publication standards
because of highly sampling variability or poor response quality.
(1)
"Truck" as a single mode includes shipments that were made by only
private truck, only for-hire truck, or a combination of private and for-hire
truck.
(2) Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow
Survey, Hazmat Data, table 6a. December 2004.
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