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CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #97786
State Police #No Information Given
Accident Date2007-07-05
Report Date 2007-09-11
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: Yes

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Nitrosyl Sulfuric Anhydride3 h 45 mDCDA Stack (Eqt ID B-602)NONONOBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Start Up, Shut Down

Prior to start up the plant is heated to purge the DCDA stack of moistu

Discharge Preventable -

Notes/Remedial Actions

incident investigation prompted by citizen complaint - CITGO did not report the emission; DEQ defers further investigation to next inspection