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On 03APR, uscg sector new orleans contacted noaa ssc in regards to citizen reports of “funny chemical…

Hydrogen Sulfide Release; Chalmette, la · Chalmette, la · NOAAORR-8584

issued: 2013-04-03 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2013-04-17 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2013-04-17 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.938, -89.968
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hydrogen Sulfide release; Chalmette, LA.
Chalmette, LA.
1. On 03APR, USCG Sector New Orleans contacted NOAA SSC in regards to citizen reports of “funny chemical smells” throughout the greater New Orleans metro area. USCG and LDEQ personnel began interviewing citizens early this AM and searched for a source of chemical release. Active air monitoring led personnel to investigate of a facility in Chalmette (6 miles ESE of French Quarter, New Orleans, LA). The facility reported a leaking flare drum with hydrogen sulfide and benzene being released. USCG is request air plume modeling to determine if the two cases are linked.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND BENZENE.
3. POSITION 29.938N 089.968W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8584: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8584

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