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Shell Chemical East (26336), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 143116 |
| State Police # | 12-16773 |
| Accident Date | 2012-09-19 |
| Report Date | 2012-11-14 |
| 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 |
| Sour Water | No Information Given | Alkylate Unit | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: No Information Given
A citizen filed a complaint concerning Shell Chemical LP East releasing odors into the area on September 19, 2012. Davina Witte of the LDEQ spoke with Ninika Njali, Business Area Environmental Representative - Logistics with Shell Chemicals, via telephone on November 14, 2012. She said the only occurrence she found that might have caused an odor was a sour water leak at the Alkylate Unit. She explained that sour water is water that has come in contact with the process. She said it is mostly water with some hydrocarbon.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Ninika Njali said that the leak was contained to the slab, and it was all recovered. LDEQ performed surveillance of the area on 9/26/12 and 10/2/12. They did not detect an odor at the time of the inspections.
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