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 20 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in September. Here are the details:

Date: Sept. 2 Location of Incident: 1934 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Marble dust Date: Sept. 5 Location of Incident: 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine Material Handler: Irvine Valley College Materials Involved: Sodium peroxide, trimethylchlorosilane, acetyl chloride Date: Sept. 11 Location of Incident: 5405 Production Drive, Huntington Beach Material Handler: Ally Industries Materials Involved: Detergent Date: Sept. 11 Location of Incident: 5001 Cerritos Ave., Cypress Material Handler: Hrako Service Center Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: Sept. 11 Location of Incident: 13890 Hammon Place, Westminster Material Handler: Boos School Materials Involved: Floor mastic Date: Sept. 13 Location of Incident: Main Street and Chapman Avenue, Orange Material Handler: Orange City Fire Dept. Materials Involved: Calcium sulfate (dry wall) Date: Sept. 13 Location of Incident: Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown white milky substance Date: Sept. 17 Location of Incident: 731 W. Whitter Blvd., La Habra Material Handler: International Auto Repair Materials Involved: Anti-freeze Date: Sept. 17 Location of Incident: 2201 E. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Neville Chemical Co. Materials Involved: Solvent Date: Sept. 18 Location of Incident: Muirlands Boulevard and Ridge Route Drive, El Toro Material Handler: Lloyd Pest Control Materials Involved: Dursban Date: Sept. 19 Location of Incident: 511 W. Chapman Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Lords Cleaners & Laundry Materials Involved: Perchloroethylene Date: Sept. 19 Location of Incident: 25205 La Paz Road, Laguna Hills Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Methamphetamine oil Date: Sept. 19 Location of Incident: 7601 Clay Ave., Huntington Beach Material Handler: Cambro Manufacturing Co. Materials Involved: Plastic tire Date: Sept. 20 Location of Incident: 1610 N. Penn Way, Santa Ana Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Numerous chemicals, including chromic and sulfuric acids Date: Sept. 24 Location of Incident: La Palma Avenue and Olive Street, Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown commercial truck Materials Involved: Flammable detergent Date: Sept. 24 Location of Incident: 17151 Harbor Bluffs Circle, Huntington Beach Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Magnesium carbonate Date: Sept. 24 Location of Incident: 19301 Campus Drive, Irvine Material Handler: Martin Aviation Materials Involved: Gasoline Date: Sept. 27 Location of Incident: Anaheim Boulevard and La Palma Avenue, Anaheim Material Handler: Trash truck Materials Involved: Waste oil and water Date: Sept. 30 Location of Incident: 501 Orangethorpe Ave., Anaheim Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Waste oil Date: Sept. 30 Location of Incident: 6552 Burt Road, No. 17, Irvine Material Handler: Roadway Freight Materials Involved: Mecuric oxide Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division