Proceedings of the national conference on hazardous materials transportation state and local issues in transportation of hazardous waste materials

This book contains the proceedings of state and local issues on the transportation of hazardous wastes. The transportation of hazardous materials is inherent in any advanced and technologically complex society. a number of industrial processes of vital economic importance are dependent on the uninterrupted flow of hazardous materials shipments. Although the production of hazardous materials is associated with technological growth and economic development, there is significant potential danger to the population and the environment in the event of a release. The risks associated with the transportation of hazardous materials have drawn considerable attention at local, national and international level, resulting in the development of a regulatory framework to enhance the safety of hazardous materials movements. The principal objective of this conference was to enhance the exchange of information concerning effective sate and local methods for managing hazardous materials transportation within an evolving national system. To achieve the conference objectives, papers reflecting a wide spectrum of local and state issues in hazardous materials were include din the program. This volume includes copies of the papers presented at the conference. The papers are organized into the following thematical categories: (1) legislative issues, (2)risk perception, (3) database development (4) risk assessment and routing, and (5) risk management and advanced technologies