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Accident # | 109311 |
State Police # | No Information Given |
Accident Date | 2008-09-17 |
Report Date | 2008-09-29 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Benzene | 17 m | Storage tank #8 in WILA | NO | NO | YES | 40.0 pounds |
Butadiene | 17 m | Storage tank #8 in WILA | NO | NO | YES | 48.0 pounds |
Flammable Vapor | 17 m | Storage tank #8 in WILA | NO | NO | YES | 4,029.0 pounds |
1,3-Butadiene | 7m | Tank 8 | NO | NO | YES | |
Benzene | 7m | Tank 9 | NO | NO | YES |
Accident Classified As:
Storage tank 8 in WILA vented from unit upset. Pressure vacuum setting on feed tanks in the WILA unit exceeded for 10 min and released the listed chemicals. Several units that feed into WILA were on start up mode after hurricane Gustav. Communication between units if being reinforced.
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