Archive for August, 2010
500,000 Pounds of Emissions Including Benzene, Released at BP Texas City Refinery
Approximately 500,000 pounds of pollutant and non-pollutant emissions were released into the atmosphere over a 40-day period at the BP Texas City refinery when an ultracracker unit went off-line. These emissions included benzene emissions estimated at approximately 400 pounds a day. That’s roughly 40 times the permissible benzene emissions under Texas law.
The release occurred between [...]
