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Formosa Plastics (288), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 101325 |
| State Police # | 07-4151 |
| Accident Date | 2007-11-28 |
| Report Date | 2010-03-26 |
| 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 |
| Vinyl Chloride | 30m | Vinyl column | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
Upset in the vinyl column which caused the incinerator to trip and the three hour average of VCM from the stak exceeded (170 ppm reading in the stack monitor).
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Release secured at this time. Release was less than reportable quantity.
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