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August 23, 2021–Learn How Plants Protect Workers That Make or Handle Chemicals Like BTEX
Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) planned to continue a series of meetings related to what are called “the BTEX chemicals” but changed their late August agenda to add reports on an August 15 event at the Lubrizol Deer Park plant that released a pungent odor that slowly traveled through multiple communities and was a…
Read MoreMay 24, 2021: Benzene Emissions. Air Monitoring Trends for Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes
At its late May meeting, DPCAC continued its focus on the BTEX chemicals: Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes. Looking at benzene data from its Annual Report on Emissions from DPCAC Plants, members saw that their emissions from plants in the group come primarily from three facilities that either produce or store benzene. Houston Regional Monitoring…
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