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Accident # | 77713 |
State Police # | 05-01867 |
Accident Date | 2005-03-21 |
Report Date | 2005-03-29 |
Follow-up Date | 2000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 51h 33m | Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU) | NO | YES | NO | 19,940.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Catalyst fouling in Placid's Tail Gas Treater Unit (TGTU)
Requiring a unit shutdown to replace the heat exchanger bundle. Catalyst was replaced. Another multi-day massive Sulfur Dioxide release from the Treater Unit. It seems that the unit was releasing excessive Sulfur Dioxide for 20 days in a row. Hazmat incident # 05-01867
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