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Browns Island Chemical Spill

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	Overview of spill area which extends from Tank 36 (right) to the end of the process area where it enters water puddles that almost reaches the large red vertical tank (left).		3/20/2008
	Tank #36 (center) showing discolored vegetation and saturated soil areas. PRP contractor used sorbents to soak up spilled material in low areas.		3/20/2008
	Closeup of leaking end of Tank 36 and discolored spill area.		3/20/2008
	Spill path exended approximately 25-30 feet away from Tank 36. Sorbents used to soak up pooled areas of spilled material.		3/20/2008
	Spilled material reached water puddles along south end of process area. Material concentrated in the grate sections (left). Drainage pipe from process area sump; however, START did not observe any spilled material in process sump.		3/20/2008
	Active leak in Tank 36 observed by START along weld of saddle support.		3/20/2008
	Tank 36 moved from spill area and covered with plastic. PRP contractor scraped the contaminated vegetation and surface soil which was placed in a lined rolloff. An earthen dike was built along a collection point dug into the saturated soil.		3/21/2008
	Collection point dug at SE corner of process area to allow saturated soil to seep into. Earthen berm placed along collection point.		3/21/2008
	Reddish-brown spilled material seeping into collection point from saturated soil.		3/21/2008
	Original location of Tank 36 after its removal. Heavily saturated soil covered in plastic sheeting.		3/21/2008
	The remaining contents of Tank 36 were vac'd out and mixed with the contents of Tank 143 as an emergency measure for temporary storage. Tank 143 was in relatively better shape than Tank 36; however, the valve area of Tank 143 showed signs of deterioration and past spill events.		3/21/2008
	Tank 143 located at north end of coke battery. Photo also shows the tank's proximity to the water tank in the background.		3/21/2008

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