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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 106554 |
| State Police # | 08-03611 |
| Accident Date | 2008-06-18 |
| Report Date | 2008-06-24 |
| 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 |
| Hydrocarbon | No information given | Hydrocarbon leak | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: No Information Given
A cooling tower at the LELA unit had a leak. Someone had added an unknown chemical that caused the TOC level to spike.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
They took a sample, which came back at 45 ppm for TOC, which is a type of hydrocarbon, and the second sample came back as 55 ppm.
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