Sulfuric acid drum, corpus christi inner harbor; corpus christi, tx

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   NOAAORR-107152024-01-04 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-01-18 00:00Z
   Corpus christi, txchemical

   Widespread Unknown Odor; area of Corpus Christi, TX.
   Corpus Christi, TX.
   1. On January 4, 2024 emergency management offices in several counties in the Corpus Christi area received multiple reports of an unknown odor. Odor was described various ways, as sulfur- or ammonia like. No source has been identified. Initial reports were received beginning around 2100 local on January 3. NWS Corpus Christi received a request for an air plume reverse trajectory (hindcast) to assist in locating the source. Based on initial reverse trajectory and a review of NRC reports, no point source was identified. Air monitoring crews from TCEQ and multiple local agencies were in the field today, and the EPA Aspect aircraft has begun collecting data. As of the evening of January 4, odor has been reported in 7 counties. NOAA SSC is supporting remote.
   2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL.
   3. POSITION 27.896N 097.318W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10715: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10715

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   NOAAORR-107262024-01-25 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-02-08 00:00Z
   Sulfuric acid drum, corpus christi inner harbor; corpus christi, txchemical

   Sulfuric Acid Drum, Corpus Christi Inner Harbor; Corpus Christi, TX.
   1. On January 25, 2024, at approximately 1530 local, a 55-gallon drum containing an acid solution (concentration unknown) was dropped into the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor during vessel transfer operations at Cargo Dock 15. Drum was reported intact at the time it entered the water (NRC#1389950. Sector Corpus Christi contacted NOAA SSC to request evaluation of potential environmental impacts. SSC provided verbal evaluation to Sector Corpus Christi and is working with the Chem Team to refine the evaluation. The barrel was later recovered and confirmed to be phosphoric acid
   2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: ACID SOLUTION (CONCENTRATION UNKNOWN). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 55 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 27.812N 097.410W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10726: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10726