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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 87811 |
| State Police # | 06-02964 |
| Accident Date | 2006-05-12 |
| Report Date | 2006-05-15 |
| 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 | Product line from Isopropyl alcohol unit | NO | NO | YES | |
| Toluene | No Information Given | Product line from Isopropyl alcohol unit | NO | NO | NO | |
| Isoprene | No Information Given | Product line from Isopropyl alcohol unit | NO | NO | YES |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
A product line from the isopropyl alcohol unit in the chemical plant was leaking. Vapors were being released to the atmosphere.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
ExxonMobil located the leak. They were trying to determine what options they had to stop the leak. Amount of chemicals released is unknown.
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