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Accident # | 133614 |
State Police # | 11-05512 |
Accident Date | 2011-09-06 |
Report Date | 2011-09-13 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Vinyl Chloride | 4 m | pump MP-204C | NO | NO | NO | 14.6 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
14.62 lbs of vinyl chrloride released due to a blown seal on pump MP-204C on 09/06/11.
Blown seal immediately isolated and shutdown for repair, within 5 minutes of occurance, according to Mr. Harold Demmer (Environmental Manager for Formosa), the release was a fugitive emission associated with a permitted emission source, and therefore not in exceedance of a reportable quantity for vinyl chloride at their facility.
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