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DNREC is investigating release of emissions at Delaware City Refinery

Delaware Public Media

DNREC says an outage at the Delaware City Refinery causing the release of excess pollution emissions was resolved by midday.

The outage at the refinery happened at about 4:30 this Thursday morning at the carbon monoxide boiler on the fluid coking unit.

DNREC learned that the outage caused the unpermitted emissions of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and particulate matter.

The DNREC Division of Air Quality assessed and monitored the situation after the boiler came back online with the monitoring station near the Delaware City not showing elevated levels of particulate matter resulting from the outage.

DNREC doesn’t expect the release will impact public health and safety.

DNREC is investigating the unpermitted release and will take appropriate follow-up action, including enforcement if warranted.

Joe brings over 20 years of experience in news and radio to Delaware Public Media and the All Things Considered host position. He joined DPM in November 2019 as a reporter and fill-in ATC host after six years as a reporter and anchor at commercial radio stations in New Castle and Sussex Counties.