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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 05-05229 |
| Accident Date | 2005-08-04 |
| Report Date | 2005-08-10 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 1 hour, 53 minutes | FLARE- No. 19 | NO | YES | NO | 64,400.0 pounds |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 1 hour, 53 minutes | FLARE- No. 19 | NO | NO | NO | 698.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Oxide | 1 hour, 53 minutes | FLARE- No. 19 | NO | YES | YES | 87.0 pounds |
| Nitrogen Dioxide | 1 hour, 53 minutes | FLARE- No. 19 | NO | YES | YES | 15.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
controls for the REA regenerators were switched to the control backup panel, so part of a controller could be repaired. The REA regenerators had difficulty operating and carried over liquid to the SRLA knockout drums triggering an overabundance of chemical releas
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
the refinery reduced rates to reduce the production of CAG.Ammonia acid gas production was stopped to allow the maximum amount of CAG to be processed.
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