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Valero St. Charles Refinery, Norco
LDEQ Incident Report
| Incident # | 99243 |
| State Police # | 07-05320 |
| Incident Date | 2007-09-06 |
| Report Date | 2007-09-13 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | No information given. | Thermal Oxidizer #2 | NO | YES | NO | BRQ |
Cause of Problem: Process Upset
In Valero's SRU 30 unit, one of the feeds to the unit contained hydroCarbon, which upset the normal operating parameters in the unit. Consequently, it caused excess Sulfur Dioxide emissions.
Discharge Preventable -
Notes/Remedial Actions
They tried to remove the hydroCarbon in the feed and stabilized the process unit.
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