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Accident # | 114984 |
State Police # | 091502 |
Accident Date | 2009-05-15 |
Report Date | 2009-05-22 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Benzene | 2 minutes | Tank 36 | NO | NO | YES | 278.0 pounds |
Xylene | 2 minutes | Tank 36 | NO | NO | NO | 222.0 pounds |
Slop Oil | 2 minutes | Tank 36 | NO | NO | NO | 83,748.0 gallons |
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 2 minutes | Tank 36 | NO | NO | YES | 15,517.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Oil was leaking from the bottom of tank 36. source of leak was the drain line, which drains water from the external floating roof, and runs internal the tank. The line developed a leak and was losing oil.
line malfunction could not have been predicted.
Drain line closed, and clean-up initiated.
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