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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 138347 |
| State Police # | 12-01749 |
| Accident Date | 2012-03-23 |
| Report Date | 2012-03-30 |
| 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 |
| Benzene | No information given. | Cooling Towers 20 and 21 | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
A leak in the exchanger released benzene from cooling towers 20 and 21.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
No information given.
Notes/Remedial Actions
Facility staff looked for and isolated the source of the leak. Sample results for the cooling tower were back to normal range. ExxonMobil initially reported that 10 pounds of benzene was released to an ongoing tower leak. High sample results were received for the tower. However, after further evaluation, the facility determined that no RQs were exceeded.
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