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ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge
LDEQ Incident Report
| Incident # | 123244 |
| PDF Available |  PDF |
| State Police # | 10-02386 |
| Incident Date | 2010-05-05 |
| Report Date | 2010-05-12 |
| Follow-up Date | 2010-08-27 |
| Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | No Information Given | PCLA-2 Unit | NO | YES | NO | 1,052.0 pounds |
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
Report states that "Emergency flaring as a compressor tripped and smoke is clearing with steam addition and feed to the unit causing the problem is reduced. problem was with PCLA unit FOLLOW-UP REPORT: Dated 8/27/10 states that due to recent analysis of the refinery flare system there was an update to the original amount of SO2 released ...original amount reported was 969 lbs; updated amount is 1,052 pounds.
Discharge Preventable - No
"The release was considered non preventable because the flaring was caused by an unexpected instrument malfunction."
Notes/Remedial Actions
RQ. Instrument level was adjusted to prevent erroneous readings. A citizen complaint ( T-13243) was also logged in by SPOC [State Police].
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