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Accident # | 153625 |
State Police # | 14-00499 |
Accident Date | 2014-01-30 |
Report Date | 2014-02-05 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Benzene | 4m | benzene storage tank | NO | NO | YES | 2.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
On January 30, 2014, a flange leaked on a benzene storage tank due to the freezing weather. Some of the leaked benzene went into a sewer drain that leads to the facility's waste water treatment.
The leaking flange was secured.
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