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Between 2300 and 0400 on june 10, 1986, a valve was accidently left open at the roehm and haas company,…
Roehm and Haas Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · NOAAORR-6367
- issued
- 1986-06-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1986-06-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1986-06-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.950, -75.162
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Roehm and Haas Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1. Between 2300 and 0400 on June 10, 1986, a valve was accidently left open at the Roehm and Haas Company, releasing approximately 2,200 gallons of perchloroethylene from a tank into a sewer which drained into a city water treatment facility and finally, into the Delaware River, two miles downstream. The facility notified the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) for Philadelphia of the release when it was discovered. USCG district 3. 2. COMMODITY: PERCHLOROETHYLENE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2200 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 39.950N 075.162W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6367: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6367
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1986-06-10 · closed 1986-06-27
- Between 2300 and 0400 on june 10, 1986, a valve was accidently left open at the roehm and haas company,… this message1986-06-10 → 1986-06-24
- Between 0900 and 1100 on june 12, 1986, an overflow valve on processing tanks at the general chemical…1986-06-13 → 1986-06-27
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