Cotton Patch Bayou Acid Release; Pasadena, Harris County, Texas
Pasadena, Harris County, Texas | 2007-Sep-06
Initial Notification: Since 20 August 2007, there were periodic discharges of acidic water from the Agrifos Fertilizer Facility in Pasadena, Texas. The total volume lost since 20 August was more than 20 million gallons of a phosphoric acid solution (pH 2) through Cotton Patch Bayou on the Houston Ship Channel. The NOAA Scientific Support Team provided on-scene scientific support to the USCG and Unified Command.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Chemical |
| Products of concern: | Phosphoric Acid Solution, ammonia, heavy metals |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 44.02′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 95° 11.89′ West |
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