Spills
New orleans ethylenedichloride; mississippi river, new orleans, la
NOAAORR-7433
- issued
- 1999-09-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-10-06 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1999-10-06 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.916, -90.088
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
New Orleans EthyleneDiChloride; Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA. Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA. 1. The SSC was notified of elevated Ethylene dichloride (EDC) levels at the Mississippi River water intake for the city of New Orleans, LA by MSO New Orleans and was requested on-scene. The water intake had been shut down as a precaution, and the city had only a 3 hour reserve. The source of the release was unknown. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE. 3. POSITION 29.916N 090.088W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7433: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7433
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