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Accident # | 133061 |
State Police # | 11-04812 |
Accident Date | 2011-08-11 |
Report Date | 2011-08-18 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sulfur Dioxide | 13m | FLARE: Unspecified location | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
A high pressure waste gas flaring system shut down. The flare gas recovery compressor could not handle the load and sulfur dioxide was released into the atmosphere.
No Information Given.
The unit rates were reduced to lower the amounts going to the flare.
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