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Accident # | 145216 |
State Police # | 12-07737 |
Accident Date | 2012-12-07 |
Report Date | 2012-12-12 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Hydrogen Sulfide | NIG | Flare Gas Recovery System | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Flammable Vapor | NIG | Flare Gas Recovery System | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
A safety valve at the LELA-S unit lifted, but was later determined that all emissions were captured by the refinery flare gas recovery system. ExxonMobil states that were no emissions to the environment as a result of this event.
ExxonMobil's notification states that there were no emissions to the environment as a result of this event. Correspondence reports from LDEQ and ExxonMobil display that hydrogen sulfide and flammable vapor were released from a unit, but later ExxonMobil stated that all gases were contained by the flare gas recovery system and that nothing was released into the environment.
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