HSEES Data Tables - Washington State Department of Health

Year	2001	2002	2003*	2004*
January	45	50	52	55
February	29	46	38	39
March	54	47	50	59
April	41	58	38	33
May	54	81	58	34
June	38	53	51	40
July	46	68	68	44
August	51	56	51	62
September	38	46	53	27
October	54	48	45	36
November	38	35	45	12
December	34	37	31	17
Total to date	522	625	580	458

*HSEES event data comes from a variety of sources; there may be a significant delay before an event is counted.

The 10 Most Frequently Released Substances, 1998 - 2001.
From Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance, Washington State, 1998-2001.

Number	Standardized Substance Name	Number of Times Released
1	Ammonia	186
2	Sulfuric Acid	80
3	Solvent NOS	75
4	Hydrochloric Acid	72
5	Paint or Coating NOS	70
6	Ethylene Glycol	61
7	Sulfur Dioxide	58
8	Chlorine	50
9	Sodium Hydroxide	49
10	Ephedrine	46

This HSEES program is supported by funds from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) trust fund provided to the Department of Health under a Cooperative Agreement from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services.

For additional program information, please contact Hope Hough at hope.hough@doh.wa.gov, or phone 360-236-3327.

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