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Accident # | 150872 |
tate Police # | N/A |
Accident Date | 2013-09-07 |
Report Date | 2013-09-12 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Benzene | No Information Given | Catalytic Reforming Unit | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
A leak on a warm up line to a discharge check valve that released naptha, a gasoline component, directly onto the unit slab.
The incident was initially reported as a potential exceedance of the 10 pound reportable quantity for benzene. However, after further calculation, the total benzene emissions from this incident were not able reportable quantity.
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