THE SCIENCE OF 

I NTE RCO NTI ENTAL TERMINALS
CONTINENTAL TANK FIRE

 

Deer Park, TX
March 18, 2019
Project #111356

1.0

Introduction

On March 17, 2019 Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) requested that CTEH® conduct air
monitoring in the surrounding community after a tank fire at the Deer Park, TX terminal. CTEH® arrived
on-site on March 17, 2019 and began air monitoring operations. Activities were comprised of real-time
air monitoring.
This report summarizes air monitoring data collected from March 17, 2019 17:02 CDT to March 18, 2019
7:42 CDT.

2.0

Air Monitoring and Sampling Methods

CTEH® developed and implemented an air sampling and analysis work plan (SAP) to document and
quantify the release of fugitive emissions from the fire. All instrumentation was calibrated at least once
per day or per manufacturer’s recommendations. Target analytes were measured as benzene, percent of
the lower explosive limit (%LEL), Naphtha, 2.5-Micron particulate matter (PM2.5), toluene, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), and Xylene using handheld instruments such as RAE Systems MultiRAEs, TSI SidePak™
AM510 Aerosol Monitors and Gastec GV-100 pumps with chemical-specific colorimetric detection tubes.
Hand-held air monitoring consisted of roaming air monitoring in the surrounding community. All handheld air monitoring was conducted in the breathing zone.

3.0

Air Monitoring Results

Attachment A depicts the site location and hand-held monitoring locations for this reporting period.
Table 1 summarizes the results for community hand-held air monitoring readings.
Table 1: Community Hand-Held Real-Time Air Monitoring Results
Instrument
Gastec #121L

Num
Readings
6

Num
Detections
0

Range¹
< 0.05 ppm

UltraRAE

64

0

< 0.5 ppm

Formaldehyde

Gastec #91L

1

0

< 0.05 ppm

Hexane

Gastec #102L

2

0

< 1 ppm

Gastec #4LL

3

0

< 0.1 ppm

MultiRAE

53

0

< 0.1 ppm

LEL

MultiRAE

109

0

<1%

Naphtha

Gastec #106

21

0

< 0.1 mg/L

Naphthalene

Gastec #60

14

0

< 0.1 ppm

Analyte
Benzene

Hydrogen Sulfide

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 Instrument
Gastec #9L

Num
Readings
6

Num
Detections
0

Range¹
< 0.1 ppm

MultiRAE

32

0

< 0.1 ppm

Oxygen

MultiRAE

25

25

20.9 - 20.9 %

PM2.5

AM510

44

44

0.007 - 0.043 mg/m3

Sulfur Dioxide

MultiRAE

21

0

< 0.1 ppm

Toluene

Gastec #122L

12

0

< 0.5 ppm

VOCs

MultiRAE

137

1

0.1 ppm

Xylene

Gastec #123L

24

0

< 1 ppm

Analyte
Nitrogen Dioxide

1

Maximum detections preceded by the “<” symbol are considered non-detections below the limit of detection (LoD) value to the right.

No detections during this reporting period exceeded the action levels as outline in the CTEH® SAP. One
detection of VOCs was recorded approximately 5.5 miles WSW from the fire.

4.0

Weather Conditions

Attachment B contains a wind rose depicting wind speed and direction for this reporting period. Data
was acquired from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Lynchburg Ferry
meteorological station located on Tidal Road approximately 2 mi NNE of the fire.

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COORDINATE SYSTEM: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 15N DATUM: North American 1983 LAST UPDATED: 3/18/2019 8:23:41 AM

 

 

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DATUM: North American 1983

 

 

COORDINATE SYSTEM: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 15N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COORDINATE SYSTEM: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 15N DATUM: North American 1983 LAST UPDATED: 3/18/2019 8:25:07 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DATUM: North American 1983 LAST UPDATED: 3/18/2019 8:25:55 AM

 

 

 

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LAST UPDATED: 3/18/2019 8:28:25 AM

 

 

DATUM: North American 1983

 

COORDINATE SYSTEM: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 15N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CTEH Hand?Held Real?Time Monitoring Locations (Xylene) 1 2 0mm
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DATUM: North American 1983

 

 

COORDINATE SYSTEM: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 15N

Attachment 

 

Meteorological Conditions

 

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WIND ROSE PLOT:

DISPLAY:

Station #Lynchburg Ferry

Wind Speed
Direction (blowing from)

NORTH

13.6%
10.9%
8.16%
5.44%
2.72%
WEST

EAST

WIND SPEED
(Knots)
>= 11.66
5.00 - 11.66
4.00 - 5.00
3.00 - 4.00

SOUTH

2.00 - 3.00
1.00 - 2.00
Calms: 6.67%

COMMENTS:

DATA PERIOD:

COMPANY NAME:

Start Date: 3/17/2019 - 16:00
End Date: 3/18/2019 - 06:00
MODELER:

WRPLOT View - Lakes Environmental Software

CALM WINDS:

TOTAL COUNT:

6.67%

15 hrs.

AVG. WIND SPEED:

DATE:

2.40 Knots

3/18/2019

PROJECT NO.:

111356