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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 93345 |
| State Police # | 07-02246 |
| Accident Date | 2007-01-16 |
| Report Date | 2007-01-18 |
| 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 |
| 1,3-Butadiene | No Information Given | Exchanger | NO | NO | YES | 11.5 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: No Information Given
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
SPOC report intital release says that the rate of release of 1,3-Butadiene had exceeded the RQ during the 24 hour period. Release from exchanger first calculated on 1/16/17 to be around 3 lbs per day. Routine sampling and measuments indicated that the rate of release was then around 11.5 lbs/day. Estimated to continue for at least a day or two. Just SPOC report. Raining at the time of the incident.
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