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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #109577
State Police #n/a
Accident Date2008-09-24
Report Date 2009-04-15
Follow-up Date 2000-00-00
Follow-up: No

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
No Information Givenno information givenFLARENONONO 

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Sulfur recovery unit out of service

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

Sour water off-gases with Hydrogen Sulfide being flared while sulfur recovery unit down. Incident #109595 serves as follow up and sour gases taken out of flare and put back into sulfur recovery unit 9/25/2008.