On or about 0030 on august 28, 1992, the lcp chemical company in orington, maine (near bangor) overfilled a…

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Sodium Hypochlorite; Orington, ME.
Orington, ME.
1. On or about 0030 on August 28, 1992, the LCP Chemical Company in Orington, Maine (near Bangor) overfilled a tank with sodium hypochlorite 12% solution) by an estimated 9,000 gallons. The initial call to report the spill was to EPA and the NRC where there was some confusion as to whether the spill was in the inland or coastal zone. By approximately 1200 on the same day, MSO Portland was contacted, briefed by the EPA personnel on scene and asked to take over as the On-Scene Coordinator for a coastal response. Two MSO personnel were dispatched. Situation: It was estimated that 5,000 gallons of the spilled product remained on land and that 4,000 gallons made it into the Penopscot River about the time of high tide. The NOAA SSC was contacted as approximately 1300. It was determined that the threat to aquatic life in the Penopscot River had, for the most part, subsided, given that the spill [...]
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 9000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 44.731N 068.828W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6899: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6899