Spills and Accidents (ERNS) Database

The Spills and Accidents database contains data on toxic chemical spills and other accidents reported to the National Response Center [1] (NRC). This database used to be called ERNS, the Emergency Response Notification System, and is still referred to as ERNS in many situations.

Spills and Accidents data available on RTK Net are updated as of January 4, 2011, and include incidents from 1982 through 2010.

Incidents reported to NRC range from minor to serious, from an oil-sheen on water to a release of thousands of gallons.

NRC reports are extensive, but also known to be incomplete, as many incidents are never reported, and those that are reported generally are not subject to verification.

More information about the data is available here [2].

Number of Incidents by State, 2010 [3]

Numbers of Incidents by Cause, 2010 [3]

Number of Incidents by Year [3]

Number of Deaths by Year [3]

Numbers of Incidents by Type, 2010 [3]