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Formosa Plastics (288), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 133614 |
| State Police # | 11-05512 |
| Accident Date | 2011-09-06 |
| Report Date | 2011-09-13 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Vinyl Chloride | 4 m | pump MP-204C | NO | NO | NO | 14.6 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket
14.62 lbs of vinyl chrloride released due to a blown seal on pump MP-204C on 09/06/11.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Blown seal immediately isolated and shutdown for repair, within 5 minutes of occurance, according to Mr. Harold Demmer (Environmental Manager for Formosa), the release was a fugitive emission associated with a permitted emission source, and therefore not in exceedance of a reportable quantity for vinyl chloride at their facility.
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