Worldwide, 500,000 shipments of materials which pose chemical, physical, or biological risks to human health, property, or the environment are made each day by air, rail, road, sea, and inland waterways totalling over 3. 6 bil 1 lion metric tons each year. To ensure safety during transportation, the 2 means by which these dangerous goods and hazardous materials are pack aged and handled is prescribed by international authority including the United Nations, the International Maritime Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the...