Release of 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide caused mystery
odor in New Orleans? Report: Actual amount is “far more”
In Response To: Widespread Mystery
Chemical Odor reported across New Orleans area — Oil, natural gas smell
suspected — Coast Guard investigating (Susoni)
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WDSU, April 4, 2013: [...] ExxonMobil’s
Chalmette Refinery reported releasing 10 pounds of benzene and 100 pounds of
hydrogen sulfide early on Wednesday, but the La. Bucket Brigade said it
released “far more.” [...] The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a nonprofit
environmental watchdog group, said the smell originated from the Exxon
Chalmette Refinery and said that the Coast Guard confirmed it. [...] However,
the DEQ hasn’t linked the smell to the Chalmette refinery. It is still
investigating via air monitoring sites and field crews. [...] NOLA: An odor identified as burning tires or oil that wafted over the New Orleans area may have been caused by a spill of wastewater at the ExxonMobil Chalmette Refinery, according to a report filed with the Coast Guard’s National Response Center and a second report issued by the National Ocean Service. The report to the response center by the refinery says that an unknown amount of waste water leaked onto the ground from the “Number 1 flare drum” at the refinery at 7:08 a.m. It did not say what chemicals, if any, were in the wastewater. [...] http://enenews.com/release-of-100-pounds-of-hydrogen-sulfide-caused-new-orleans-area-odor-report-actual-amount-is-far-more |
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