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Shell refinery, martinez, ca

Sulfur Dioxide Release; Shell Refinery, Martinez, Ca · 3 messages · 2019-04-16 to 2019-05-30

status
closed 2019-05-30 00:00Z
opened
2019-04-16 00:00Z
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
38.019, -122.117
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-9885

Timeline · 3 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-98852019-04-16 00:00Z → cancelled 2019-04-30 00:00Z
    Gray whale carcass; pacifica, ca 94044, USAmarine mammal
    Gray whale carcass; Pacifica, CA 94044, USA.
Pacifica, CA 94044, USA.
1. In the evening of 16-APR-2019, NMFS Stranding Network staff contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a gray whale carcass that had washed ashore near Pacifica, CA. A field necropsy is scheduled for 17-APR-2019, after which the carcass would be towed offshore. NMFS requested a carcass drift estimate to aid in determining how far offshore to tow the carcass so it does not re-beach in the upcoming days.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: WHALE. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 37.649N 122.495W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9885: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9885
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-99012019-05-15 00:00Z → cancelled 2019-05-29 00:00Z
    On 15-MAY-2019, nmfs stranding network staff contacted the noaa ssc regarding a 40’ gray whale carcass that…other
    Gray whale carcass; Pacifica, CA.
Pacifica, CA.
1. On 15-MAY-2019, NMFS Stranding Network staff contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a 40’ gray whale carcass that had washed ashore near Pacifica, CA the day before. No field necropsy is anticipated, so the carcass may be towed offshore on 15 or 16-MAY. NMFS requested a carcass drift estimate to aid in determining how far offshore to tow the carcass so it does not re-beach in the upcoming days.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: WHALE CARCASS.
3. POSITION 37.598N 122.511W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9901: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9901
  3. 3
    NOAAORR-99032019-05-16 00:00Z → cancelled 2019-05-30 00:00Z
    Shell refinery, martinez, cachemical
    Sulfur dioxide release; Shell Refinery, Martinez, CA.
Shell Refinery, Martinez, CA.
1. On May 16, 2019, the USCG Sector San Francisco contacted their NOAA SSC to report an airborne release of 500 lbs Sulfur Dioxide from a flare stack at the Shell Refinery in Martinez, CA. USCG requested an estimate of potential airborne concentrations downwind of the release and how far concentrations might exceed levels of concern.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: SULFUR DIOXIDE.
3. POSITION 38.019N 122.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9903: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9903

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