Selected Report: B-425-1997
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-425-1997 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
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| Primary Responder: |
CLEVE LECKEY |
| Primary Product: |
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| Subject/Owner: |
GENERAL ALUM - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
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| Cause: |
Process Failure - Other |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
08/05/1997
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| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Odor/Vapor/Mist |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
08/05/1997
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| Subject/Spiller |
| Contact: |
GENERAL ALUM
KIDDERS POINT ROAD
SEARSPORT ME 04974
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| Comment: |
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| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
CLEVE LECKEY (Primary Responder)
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| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GENERAL ALUM & CHEMICAL CORP OF NEW ENG |
| Street Address: |
PO BOX 436 - KIDDER POINT RD |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
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| State/Province: |
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| Spill Point |
| Spill Point: |
UTM North 4923621.00
UTM East 509508.00
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| Wells and Media Affected |
| Wells Affected: |
0 Wells Impacted/ 0 Wells At Risk
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| Media Affected: |
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| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
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| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
AMMONIA {76} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
AMMONIA {76} - 0.00 UNKNOWN
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| Material Recovered: |
NONE
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| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
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| Cleanup DTREE: |
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| Disposal Information: |
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| IV. NARRATIVE |
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On 8/5/97, 1542 hours Alex Horth of General Alum in Searsport reported an unknown but small amount of ammonia gas released to the atmosphere. When the anhydrous ammonia is introduced into their reactor (the one that makes ammonium sulfate) it is supposed to be in the gaseous form. The gaseous form is affected by passing the liquid form over a hot vaporizer. Apparently this part of the process was malfuntioning and liquid ammonia was introduced. Consequently, some of the ammonia did not react with the sulfuric acid and escaped the reactor as ammonia gas. The gas was observed .25 miles down wind of the plant.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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