McDOWELL COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLAN

APPENDIX 10 TO HMEP

TABLE OF INITIAL ISOLATION AND PROTECTIVE ACTION DISTANCES

2000 Emergency Response Guidebook (Department of Transportation)

 

 

SMALL SPILLS

(200 Liters or Less)

(From a small package or small leak from a large package)

LARGE SPILLS

(Greater than 200 Liters)

(From a large package or from many small packages)

 

 

 

 

NAME OF MATERIAL

 

 

 

First

ISOLATE

in all directions

 

     Meters                                      Feet

 

First

ISOLATE

in all directions

 

    Meters                                   Feet

Acetylene

       30m                                       100ft

30m                                 100ft

 

Acuated Carbon

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Aluminum

       50m                                       160ft

100m                               330ft

 

Aluminum Sulfate

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                 160ft

 

Calcium Chloride

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Calcium Hpochlorite

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Calcium Hydroxide

       50m                                       160ft

100m                               330ft

 

Caustic Soda

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                 160ft

 

Chlorine

       30m                                       100ft

275m                               900ft

 

Coagulant

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Coal

       30m                                       100ft

60m                                 200ft

 

Copper Sulfate

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                 160ft

 

Cordensate

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Cryogenic liquid Oxygen

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                 160ft

 

Cupic Chloride

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                 160ft

 

Cupic Sulfate

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Dibuty Phthalate

       50m                                       160ft

100m                               330ft

 

Diesel Fuel

       30m                                       100ft

30m                                 100ft

 

Flocculants

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Fluoride

       30m                                       100ft

185m                               600ft

 

Fly Ash

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                   80ft

 

Gasoline

       30m                                       100ft

30m                                 100ft

 

Hydrocarbon

       50m                                       160ft

100m                               330ft

 

Hydrochloric Acid

       60m                                       200ft

400m                            1,300ft

 

Hydrogen Peroxide

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                  80ft

 

Hydrophobic Silica

       50m                                       160ft

100m                              330ft

 

Hydroxyethylidene

       50m                                       160ft

100m                              330ft

 

Hydroxychloro Sulfate

       30m                                       100ft

215m                              700ft

 

Isopropanol

       50m                                       160ft

100m                              330ft

 

Kerosene

       30m                                       100ft

30m                                100ft

 

Liquid Aluminum

       50m                                       160ft

100m                              330ft

 

Liquid Carbon Dioxide

       25m                                         80ft

100m                              330ft

 

Magnetite

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                  80ft

 

Mercury

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                  80ft

 

Nalbrite

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                  80ft

 

Natural Gas

       50m                                       160ft

100m                              330ft

 

Nickel

       60m                                       200ft

215m                              700ft

 

Ntirogen

       10m                                         30ft

25m                                  80ft

 

Paint

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                160ft

 

Petroleum Crude Oil

       30m                                       100ft

30m                                100ft

 

Petroleum Hydrocarbon

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                160ft

 

Petroleum Naphtha

       25m                                         80ft

50m                                160ft

 

Potassium Permanganate

 10m                                         30ft

25m                                  80ft

 

Potassium Muriate

 10m                                         30ft

25m                                  80ft

 

Propane Gas

 30m                                       100ft

30m                                100ft

 

Silica

 25m                                         80ft

50m                                160ft

 

Sodium Bicarbonate

 25m                                         80ft

50m                                160ft

 

Sodium Carbonate

 25m                                         80ft

50m                                160ft

 

Sodium Fluoride Granular

 25m                                         80ft

50m                                160ft

 

Sodium Dihydrogen Phosphate

 10m                                         30ft

25m                                 80ft

 

Sodium Dioxide

 25m                                         80ft

50m                               160ft

 

Sodium Hydroxide

 50m                                       160ft

100m                             330ft

 

Sodium Hypochlorite

 50m                                       160ft

100m                             330ft

 

Sodium Hexametaphosphate

       10m                                         30ft

 25m                                80ft

 

Sodium Metabisulfite

 25m                                         80ft

50m                               160ft

 

Sodium Nitrate

 10m                                         30ft

25m                                 80ft

 

Sodium Sileco

 25m                                         80ft

50m                               160ft

 

Sulfuric Acid

 60m                                       200ft

305m                          1,000ft

 

Surfactent

 10m                                         30ft

25m                                 80ft

 

Urea

 10m                                         30ft

25m                                 80ft

 

Xylene

 50m                                       160ft

160m                             330ft

 

 

·                     According to 49 CFR Part 172.101 and 173, as well as the US DOT HMIS database, spills that involve releases of approximately 200 liters or less are considered “small spills”, while spills that involve quantities greater than 200 liters are considered “large spills”.