Ammonia Release at Chevron El Segundo

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Muhammed El-Hasan
on July 8, 2009 10:06 AM | | Comments (2) |

This may be safe, but it still gives me the willies.

Chevron reports recent El Segundo ammonia release


NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) reported a release of ammonia over a recent 11-day period at its 279,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles-area refinery in El Segundo, California, according to a notice filed with state regulators.

The filing with the California Emergency Management Agency cited a "release of ammonia from a Cogen Ox Boiler due to unknown causes at this time. Caller states the release occurred on 6/22/09 at an unknown exact time and ended on 7/2/09 also at an unknown time."

The total amount of material involved in the release was about 220 pounds per day, added the Tuesday evening filing.

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By Justaskin on July 8, 2009 10:25 AM

There was a Sulfuric gas incident at thge same refinery in May of 2008, why was'nt there any notification about this incident ?

By Chevron are LIARS! on July 8, 2009 10:36 AM

Chevron are a bunch of liars. This "amomonia" release is just a cover story for the toxic chemicals they spew into our air. DONT BE FOOLED!

How much pollution will Chevron pour into our air and sea before we do anything? WAKE UP PEOPLE!

The regulators are corrupt and payed off by Chevron.

All this in the name of big profits. $$$

DONT LET THE WOOL BE PULLED OVER YOUR EYES!!

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