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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles

LDEQ Accident Report

Accident #80473
State Police #05-04644
Accident Date2005-07-12
Report Date 2005-07-19
Follow-up Date 0000-00-00
Follow-up: No Information Provided

Pollutants Released

Pollutant Duration Point Source Greenhouse Gas Criteria Pollutant Ozone forming chemical Amount of Release
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)36 hrs 0 mY-5 Cooling Tower (Ep-153)NONOYES71,000.0 pounds

Accident Classified As:

Cause of Problem: Corrosion

Incident due to leaking exchanger.

Discharge Preventable - Yes

Notes/Remedial Actions

Upon discovery, facility called an environmental contractor to conduct air monitoring and identified and isolated from the process by switching to an alternate exchanger train. Report stated that incident was preventable. However, based on additional