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Accident # | 138624 |
State Police # | 12-01978 |
Accident Date | 2012-04-03 |
Report Date | 2012-04-09 |
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 | 8m | FLARE: Flare #5 | NO | YES | NO | 1.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
The facility is unsure what caused the flare of SO2 at flare #5.
No information given.
There is no information regarding remedial actions. Initially ExxonMobil Refinery reported approximately 500 lbs of sulfur dioxide being released in their verbal notification to the LDEQ, but in their 7 day letter they reported that less than one pound of sulfur dioxide was released. ExxonMobil Refinery did not monitor the air during this event.
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