CLIPBOARD : Hazardous Spills

The Orange County Hazardous Materials Team, administered by the county Health Care Agency’s division of environmental health, responds to calls on chemical spills and other incidents involving hazardous materials. Sometimes the team goes to the site, and other

times it advises citizens or local fire departments over the phone.

There were 22 spills recorded in HAZMAT’s response logs in August, with the Northwest area of the county chalking up the most spills at eight. Here are the details on those spills:

Date: Aug. 2 Location of Incident: 3642 Green Ave., Los Alamitos Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Illegal disposal of household waste

Date: Aug. 3 Location of Incident: 4281 Farquhar Ave., Los Alamitos Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown Date: Aug. 5 Location of Incident: 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park Material Handler: Knott’s Berry Farm Materials Involved: Mineral oil Date: Aug. 10 Location of Incident: Walker Street and Cerritos Avenue, Cypress Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Glue Date: Aug. 18 Location of Incident: 6401 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach Material Handler: Apartment resident Materials Involved: Waste crank-case oil Date: Aug. 21 Location of Incident: 17612 Sampson Lane, Huntington Beach Material Handler: Island Industries Materials Involved: Peanut oil Date: Aug. 28 Location of Incident: 6123 Marcella Way, Buena Park Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Unknown (purple liquid) Date: Aug. 30 Location of Incident: Beach Boulevard and Lampson Avenue, Stanton Material Handler: Unknown Materials Involved: Hydraulic oil HAZARDOUS SPILLS REPORTED IN NORTHWEST AREA September, 1989-August, 1990 City: Spills

Huntington Beach: 19

Buena Park: 9

Los Alamitos: 5

Cypress: 4

Stanton: 4

Seal Beach: 1

Sunset Beach: 1

Source: Orange County Health Care Agency, environmental health division