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Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
State Police # | No information given |
Accident Date | 2012-02-16 |
Report Date | 2012-03-30 |
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 | 2h 15m | FLARE: South Flare System | NO | YES | NO | 600.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
A third party vendor was preparing a line for maintenance by isolating and purging it. During the maintenance activity a high concentration H2S containing gas was sent to the South Flare System.
No information given explaining why this incident was not preventable.
Fresh caustic solution and water were added to the South Flare Scrubber during the event to keep the scrubber as effective as possible. There is no SPOC report and no LDEQ report attached to this file.
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