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This paper analyzes the temporal and spatial trends in hazardous material releases in the state of Texas between 2008 and 2013. The analysis was reserved to the top 10% of National Response Center related spills and incorporated the use of basic statistics and spatial analysis tools. A correlation was identified between the number of spills reported and the Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment rates. Additionally, this research identified Equipment Error as the leading cause of an incident, contrary to previous analysis determining that Human Error was the main cause. Spatially, incidents are more frequently reported near the Gulf of Mexico, with a slight significance to the Dallas-Ft. Worth region in 2011. A positive correlation was identified between the population count of minority census groups per county and the number of chemical releases per county.
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BACKGROUND
LITERATURE REVIEW
RESEARCH METHOD
Data Collection
Data Quality
Incident Frequency
Incident Cause
Spilled Material
Incident per Population Data Analysis
RESULTS
Incident Frequency
Incident Cause
Spilled Material
Incidents per Population
DISCUSSIONS
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