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Valero (1238), Meraux
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 77705 |
| State Police # | 05-0893 |
| Accident Date | 2005-03-20 |
| Report Date | 2005-03-24 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 3 Hr | #3 Sulfur Recovery Unit | NO | YES | NO | 319.0 pounds |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 1 Hr 30 M | Bypass of #2 Amine gas to the SOUTH FLARE | NO | YES | NO | 10,625.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Faulty alarm in the Distributed Control System
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
Reviewed all of its alarm systems.
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