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At 0300 on june 16, 1989, general chemical company in claymont, delaware, accidentally released…
General Chemical Company; Claymont, Delaware · Claymont, Delaware · NOAAORR-6700
- issued
- 1989-06-16 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1989-06-30 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1989-06-30 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 39.788, -75.491
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
General Chemical Company; Claymont, Delaware. Claymont, Delaware. 1. At 0300 on June 16, 1989, General Chemical Company in Claymont, Delaware, accidentally released approximately 30,000 pounds of sulfuric acid into the Delaware River. The accident was caused when a cooling processor sprang a leak into a sewer system connected to the river. USCG district 5. 2. COMMODITY: SULFURIC ACID. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 30000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 39.788N 075.491W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6700: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6700
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1989-06-15 · closed 1989-07-08
- On june 15, 1989, the U.S1989-06-15 → 1989-06-29
- At 0300 on june 16, 1989, general chemical company in claymont, delaware, accidentally released… this message1989-06-16 → 1989-06-30
- T/v presidente rivera; delaware river, south of marcus hook, pennsylvania1989-06-24 → 1989-07-08
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