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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 92237 |
| State Police # | 06-03661 |
| Accident Date | 2006-11-22 |
| Report Date | 2007-01-05 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 4 h 5 m | Thermal oxidizer | NO | YES | NO | 2,400.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
5th Lake Charles tail gas incident in the past 12 mo.sÉp.1 The current equipmt design of the C-SRP is not adequate to meet the New Source Review Consent Decree of 500 lbs SO2.; p. 4 Remedy A: Implement the low emission start-up recommendations in Option 1 of the C-SRU Tail Gas Alternate Disposition Project Study / Remedy B: Ensure that expert qualified SRU/TG analyzer technicians are scheduled for the duration of a planned Unit start-up
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