Spills
Huntsman chemical Company1; chesapeake, virginia
NOAAORR-6539
- issued
- 1987-12-23 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1988-01-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1988-01-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.798, -76.290
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Huntsman Chemical Company1; Chesapeake, Virginia. Chesapeake, Virginia. 1. On December 23, 1987, the Huntsman Chemical Company intentionally released 40,000 gallons of polystyrene monomer under controlled conditions into a containment pit when the mixture overheated and began to polymerize. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: POLYSTYRENE MONOMER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 40000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 36.798N 076.290W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6539: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6539
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1987-12-07 · closed 1988-01-06
- Virginia beach, virginia1987-12-07 → 1987-12-21
- At 1400 on december 10, 1987, the U.S1987-12-10 → 1987-12-24
- Huntsman chemical Company1; chesapeake, virginia this message1987-12-23 → 1988-01-06
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