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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #134104
State Police #11-05885
Accident Date2011-09-21
Report Date 2011-09-27
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
Hydrocarbon#52 Cooling TowerNONOYESBRQ

Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)

Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

The leak in #52 cooling tower did not occur. An instrument gave an erroneously high reading of an unknown quantity of hydrocarbons that led the refinery to believe they had a leak. This was confirmed using El Paso cooling tower sample method as approved by the MACT CC compliance testing method.

Discharge Preventable - Not Applicable

There was no release.

Notes/Remedial Actions

There was no release, so it is BRQ.