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Placid Refining (2366), Port Allen
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 1539992 |
| State Police # | 14-00779 |
| Accident Date | 2014-02-19 |
| Report Date | 2014-02-20 |
| Follow-up Date | 2014-02-20 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 1 h 28 m | NO | YES | NO | 31.9 |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
Placid notified State Police Hotline of a release of an unknown quantity of sulfur dioxide. The release was reported to have occurred due to a false level that occurred while in shutdown mode. This caused an upset condition on incinerator 1.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Approximately 20 lbs above Placid's permitted emissions of SO2 were released from emission source 6-77.
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