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1.1.1 Incident Category Emergency Response 1.1.2 Site Description The site is a chemical manufacturing facility.
1.1.2.1 Location 141 Engelhard Road, Ataapulgus, Decatur County, Georgia 1.1.2.2 Description of Threat Ammonium Nitrate Solution is a caustic chemical that could react with other chemicals that were on-site. The solution was leaking from a broken seam in a 500,000 gallon tank (75% full during the release) at a rate of 70gpm.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
At noon on 2/11/2011, BASF in Ataapulgus, GA experienced a release of Ammonium Nitrate Solution from a 500,000 gallon tank (75% full) at a rate of over 70 gpm. The spill entered a drainage ditch where it was pumped into a lined holding pond; the drainage ditch led to an on-site treatment system, however, the system would not have been able to handle the full load of the spill. EPA Telephone Duty discussed the magnitude of the release with BASF and dispatched EPA Florida Outpost OSC Russell to oversee response operations.
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