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On the morning of july 7th, the noaa hazmat duty officer was notified by the uscg of a release of ethyl…

Ethyl Acrylate - Dow Chemical; Hahnville, la · Hahnville, la · NOAAORR-8041

issued: 2009-07-07 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-07-21 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-07-21 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.977, -90.410
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ethyl Acrylate - Dow Chemical; Hahnville, LA.
Hahnville, LA.
1. On the morning of July 7th, the NOAA HAZMAT Duty Officer was notified by the USCG of a release of Ethyl Acrylate vapor from a tank failure at the Dow Chemical plant. A NOAA SSC is currently en route. At this time a lot of information is still unknown. Updates will be posted as new information presents itself.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL.
3. POSITION 29.977N 090.410W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8041: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8041

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