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July 29, 2010

Texas Launches Probe of Toxic Release of BP Refinery in Texas City
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The attorney general of Texas has launched an investigation into a
massive release of toxic chemicals from BP’s oil refinery in Texas City.
The toxic release began on April 6 and continued for forty days. BP now
estimates 538,000 pounds of chemicals escaped from the refinery during
that period. The chemicals included nitrogen oxides, benzene, carbon
monoxide, propane, isobutane and other emissions. The daily release of
benzene was forty times the state reportable levels.



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