8.2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

COMMODITY FLOW ANALYSIS

This section provides o'n overview of hazardous materials shipmentls 01 designated Michigan checkpprioHin’‘Ss obtlaoined by surveying hoazaortdous materials caormriers a0t! seven [(Michigan])

Blue Water Bridge (Customs)

During the monitoring period, more than 1,200 hazardous materials shipments were tIaobulaotled. No estlimoates were made about the ratio of hazardous materials to total truck shipments. The number of shipments distributed among the various classifications of hazardous materials is presented in Table 4. Class 3 (Floammaoble liquids) moteriols dominated, accounting [or about 39 percent of all hoazamrdous materials shipments. Class 8 (Corrosive Materials) shipments accounted for roughly 20 percent o01f o01i1l the hozmot shipments in the study, with Class 9 [Miscellaneous Moteriols/Dongerous Goods} accounting for about 118 percent.

Table 4. Survey Results: Hazardous Materials Shipments at Eight Michigan Checkpoints