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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #No LDEQ Number Available
State Police #05-02655
Accident Date2005-04-23
Report Date 2005-04-29
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Nitrogen Dioxide1 hourF-501 furnaceNOYESYES24.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Other

F-501 was releasing more than the permitted amount of nitrogen dioxide per hour

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

The instrumentation system being revised to track compliance for the F-501 furnace calculated that 23.6 lbs of nitrogen oxides were released in one hour, but these emissions are all reported as nitrogen dioxid