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Chalmette Refining (1376), Chalmette

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #154346
State Police #14-01059
Accident Date2014-03-09
Report Date 2014-03-19
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
Crude OilNo Information GivenHeat exchangerNONONO 

Accident Classified As: No Information Given

Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

A heat exchanger leaked and leaked back to process

Discharge Preventable - No Information Given

Notes/Remedial Actions

Leak fixed; booms deployed as precautionary measure; they are in the process of raising the pressure to prevent any sheen to river' visual monitoring; no outfall analyzer readings