Home Search Emissions Pollutants About the Database


CITGO Petroleum (1250), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #109636
State Police #08-06299
Accident Date2008-09-28
Report Date 2008-10-03
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
Hydrogen Sulfide17 h 0 mTail Gas II UnitNONONO1,149.0 pounds
Reduced Sulfur Compound17 h 0 mTail Gas II UnitNONONOBRQ

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Process Upset

upset in the A- Sulfur Recovery Unit

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

Incident initiated by hydrocarbons in the acid gas feed to the A-Sulfur Recovery Unit; An RCFA has begun to identify the root cause of the incident and establish action items to prevent recurrence.