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ExxonMobil Chemical Plant (286), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 155154 |
| State Police # | 14-01592 |
| Accident Date | 2014-04-09 |
| Report Date | 2014-04-15 |
| 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 |
| Propylene | Exchanger | NO | NO | YES | 0.1 pounds | |
| Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds | Exchanger | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
ExxonMobil Chemical Co had an exchanger leak with potential RQ exceedances for Propylene and HRVOCs. Due to prompt incident response to mitigate the event duration, no reportable quantities were exceeded. Approximately 0.06 lbs of propylene were released as a result of this event.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The reports also mention incident 14-01580 that occurred a day prior to this incident. According to initial reports, emissions from these two events exceeded the reportable quantities. The report fails to mention the amount released from incident 14-01580. There is also no mention of the end time for this accident. There is also no mention of what caused the exchanger leak.
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