ExxonMobil refineries are damaged in Hurricane Harvey, releasing hazardous pollutants
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 8/29/2017, 3:03 pm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/08/29/exxonmobil-refineries-damaged-in-hurricane-harvey-releasing-hazardous-pollutants/



"ExxonMobil acknowledged Tuesday that Hurricane Harvey damaged two of its refineries, causing the release of hazardous pollutants.

The acknowledgment, in a regulatory filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, follows repeated complaints on Twitter of an 'unbearable' chemical smell over parts of Houston. However, it was not immediately clear what caused the smell.

The company said in the filings that a floating roof covering a tank at ExxonMobil's Baytown oil refinery sank in heavy rains, dipping below the surface of oil or other material stored there and causing unusually high emissions, especially of volatile organic compounds, a category of regulated chemicals."
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