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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #98556
State Police #07-04608
Accident Date2007-08-10
Report Date 2007-08-17
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
Hydrogen Sulfide>288h 0 mNo information givenNONONO6,407.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: No Information Given

Under investigation. Source is wastewater treatment plant.

Discharge Preventable - No

Notes/Remedial Actions

Ongoing intermittent release of H2S. Suspected sources contaminated water are being isolated and a sampling schedule has been implemented for all sources leading to the WWTP Feed Tank 1013. CRLLC is sampling for sulfides and pH every 6 hours on all streams entering the WWTP. Sampling will continue until a source is Id'd.