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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #80549
State Police #05-04727
Accident Date2005-07-14
Report Date 2005-07-21
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
Xylene2h 54mclosed cooling water towerNONONO1,307.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Leaking heat exchanger. Contamination of closed water cooling system by hydrocarbon, released via evaporation through cooling tower

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

E1288 isolated as the source of the hydrocarbon, repaired or replaced before returned to service.