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Because of urban sprawl, the formerly isolated water supplies of many municipalities are now exposed to transportation-related hazardous material spills. This study uses the water supply in Worcester, Massachusetts, as a model to identify factors associated with the risk of a transportationrelated hazardous spill and to assess the current response to a spill. Business and industry within the watershed were surveyed to determine the most probable types of hazardous materials being transported. Local police records were used to identify sites with a high frequency of accidents. Local officials were surveyed to determine the probable response to a spill. It is concluded that governmental infrastructure problems may prevent an adequate response in those sections of the watershed outside the municipal boundaries. Recommendations are made to eliminate some of these deficiencies.

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Data collection; Disasters and emergency operations; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; High risk locations; Spills (Pollution); Surveys; Urban areas; Water resources; Watersheds

Emergency response

Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

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Nov 30 1985 12:00AM

• A SURVEY OF FOREIGN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RESEARCH SINCE 1978
• CHEMICAL SPILL RESPONSE INFORMATION SYSTEM OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
• ESTIMATING THE RELEASE RATES AND COSTS OF TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS WASTE
• HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: DEVELOPING TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAMS ON A LIMITED BUDGET
• RISK OF MULTIPLE SMALL-PACKAGE SPILLS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES