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BWC Sulfuric Acid Release

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The image shows an area of interest where sulfuric acid escaped secondary containment and appears to have migrated through a drainage pipe into the Houston Ship Channel.<br />Date Taken: 12/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 29.746927<br />Longitude: -95.110127<br />Tags:
SO₂ air monitoring using a ToxiRAE was performed along the northern and eastern perimeter of the impacted area due to southerly to southwesterly winds. No sustained exceedances were observed.<br />Date Taken: 12/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 29.7556<br />Longitude: -95.104352<br />Tags:
Sulfuric acid that escaped secondary containment and a visible white vapor cloud are shown.<br />Date Taken: 12/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 29.747028<br />Longitude: -95.110091<br />Tags:
A release of sulfuric acid outside secondary containment was observed migrating down a sloped area into surface water, producing a white vapor plume<br />Date Taken: 12/27/2025<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 29.747028<br />Longitude: -95.110091<br />Tags:


The image shows an area of interest where sulfuric acid escaped secondary containment and appears to have migrated through a drainage pipe into the Houston Ship Channel. SO₂ air monitoring using a ToxiRAE was performed along the northern and eastern perimeter of the impacted area due to southerly to southwesterly winds. No sustained exceedances were observed. Sulfuric acid that escaped secondary containment and a visible white vapor cloud are shown. A release of sulfuric acid outside secondary containment was observed migrating down a sloped area into surface water, producing a white vapor plume