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Hydrofluoric acid (hf) release; mississippi river, mm 88

NOAAORR-8738

issued: 2014-03-17 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-03-31 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-03-31 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.924, -89.961
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) release; Mississippi River, MM 88.
Mississippi River, MM 88.
1. On March 17, 2014, the USCG Sector NOLA contacted the NOAA SSC with request for information on effects of an ongoing hydrofluoric acid (HF) release from a chemical facility into the Mississippi River. The facility had advised Coast Guard they were monitoring levels of 569 ppb HF in a 40-inch pipe which releases cooling water into the river.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
3. POSITION 29.924N 089.961W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8738: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8738

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