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Accident # | 98675 |
State Police # | 07-04734 |
Accident Date | 2007-08-14 |
Report Date | 2007-08-21 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfuric Acid | No information given. | Refinery Tank Farm | NO | NO | NO | 9,000.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Steam and acid vapor that emitted from the refinery tank farm were caused by a small leak on a fresh sulfuric acid line. The cause of the leak is under investigation.
Refinery personnel collected the spilled acid and contained it in a concrete ditch in the tank farm. Caustic soda ash was then added for neutralization. Upon neutralization, the pH was confirmed to be 7.8 and the material was pumped to the GATX pond andOutfall 006.
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