Spill of Acrylic Polymer into Mill Creek, Bristol, PA
401A Old Rte 13, Bristol, PA 19007, USA | 2023-Mar-25
Initial Notification: On March 25, 2023, the USCG Sector Delaware Bay notified the NOAA SSC that there was a pipeline break at the Trinseco Altuglas facility releasing 6,500 gallons of acrylic polymer into Mill Creek. The source has been secured. USCG requesting product information and a dispersion model.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Products of concern: | Acrylic Polymer |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 8000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 40° 5.70′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 74° 51.98′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |