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Release ID
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17232 |
Release Date/Time
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11/15/2023 2:04:00 PM |
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Extremely Hazardous
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NO |
Report Date/Time
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11/15/2023 2:04:00 PM |
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Release Location
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Perdue Farms
20621 Savannah Road
Georgetown, De 19947 |
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Facility ID & Name
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2811 PERDUE |
Facility Address
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20621 SAVANNAH RD
GEORGETOWN, DE 19947 |
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Substance Released
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Wastewater |
Release Duration
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Continuous |
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Estimated Quantity
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N/A |
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Released To
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Additional Information
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As a result of a valve failure, approximately 7000 gallons of wastewater discharged from the Perdue wastewater treatment plant into the Savannah Branch. |
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Health Risks: (Information provided here may be from the Cameo Chemical database and may or may
not pertain to this specific release. It is provided as a precaution only.)
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Sewage and wastewater contain bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that can cause intestinal,
lung, and other infections. Bacteria may cause diarrhea, fever, cramps, and sometimes vomiting,
headache, weakness, or loss of appetite. Some bacteria and diseases carried by sewage and
wastewater are E. coli, shigellosis, typhoid fever, salmonella, and cholera.
Fungi such as Aspergillus and other fungi often grow in compost. These can lead to allergic
symptoms (such as runny nose) and sometimes can lead to lung infection or make asthma worse. If
you have other health problems, you may be more likely to get sick from exposure to Aspergillus.
Parasites including Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia may cause diarrhea and stomach cramps,
and even nausea or a slight fever. Most people have no symptoms to roundworm (Ascariasis).
Roundworms cause coughing, trouble breathing and/or pain in your belly and blocked intestines. |
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Medical Attention: (Information provided here may be from the Cameo Chemical database and may or may
not pertain to this specific release. It is provided as a precaution only.)
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People are exposed to sewage by hand-to-mouth contact during eating, drinking and smoking, or by
wiping the face with contaminated hands or gloves. Exposure can also occur by skin contact,
through cuts, scratches, or penetrating wounds, and from discarded hypodermic needles. Certain
organisms can enter the body through the surfaces of the eyes, nose and mouth and by breathing
them in as dust, aerosol or mist |
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Precautions Recommended
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None |
Public Notified?
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NO |
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Facility Contact Name:
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Humpries, David |
Facility Contact Phone:
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302-258-4155 |
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Facility Contact Email:
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Status
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Final
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