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Hazardous Substances
Released in
Washington State
(As of December 15, 2004)
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Total releases
for 2003* |
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580 |
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Total releases
for 2004* |
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458 |
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*HSEES event
data come from
a variety of sources; there may
be a significant delay before
an event is counted.
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To report a
hazardous substance release, please call the Washington
State Dept. of Emergency Management at
1-800-258-5990 |
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HSEES:
Hazardous Substances Emergency
Events Surveillance Program
What we do
Staff collect data on emergency releases of
A substance is considered hazardous if it can be reasonably expected to
cause injury or death to an exposed person.
To report a hazardous
substance release, please call 1-800-258-5990 (Washington State
Dept. of Emergency Management).
Releases are eligible for
inclusion if they are uncontrolled or illegal and require removal, cleanup, or neutralization according to federal, state, or local law.
Threatened releases are also included in the system if:
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they involve actions such as evacuations which are
taken to protect the public health, and
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they would have required removal, cleanup, or neutralization according to federal, state, or local law.
Releases occurring to air and water that could not be cleaned up are
also included in the system if the amount released
 would have needed to
be cleaned up if the spill had occurred on land. Events involving
only petroleum products are excluded.
Goals:
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To describe the distribution and
characteristics of hazardous substances emergencies.
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To describe the morbidity and
mortality experienced by employees, responders, and the general public
as a result of hazardous substances releases.
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To identify risk factors
associated with the morbidity and mortality.
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To identify strategies that
might reduce future morbidity and mortality resulting from the release
of hazardous substances.
How we do it:
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Staff compile data from a
variety of sources including local, state and federal agencies,
private industry and the media on releases (or threatened releases) of
hazardous substances.
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Events are investigated to
determine eligibility for the HSEES database and to obtain complete
spill information.
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Reports are compiled on the
resulting data that describe the distribution and characteristics of
events and the injuries resulting from them. These reports are
used by local emergency planning agencies, industry, and first
responders as well as others interested in prevention of injuries from
exposure to hazardous substances.
This program is supported by funds
from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA)
trust fund provided to the Department of Health under a Cooperative Agreement from the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Public Health Service, US
Department of Health and Human Services.
For additional program
information, please contact Hope Hough or phone
360-236-3327.
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