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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #95507
State Police #07-01962
Accident Date2007-04-20
Report Date 2007-04-20
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: 

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Nitrogen OxideNo information givenD furnaceNOYESYES 

Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

ExxonMobil Chemical has a convection section leak on D furnace, on the PASS 5 section.

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

This is being reported as a precautionary measure. They released Nitrous Oxide at 12.5 lbs/day. The limit is 10 lbs/day. Exact amount of nitrous oxide released is unknown.