Projectinfosheet

SamplingandchemicalriskanalysisofcatcrackerpowderreleasedfromIslarefineryCuraçao,2017Clientinfo:

Name: MinistryofPublicHealth,EnvironmentandNature(GMN)Sector: GovernmentLocation: CuraçaoThe Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature isresponsible for the protection of the environment and nature ofCuraçao. The ministry is responsible for drafting laws andregulationsonenvironmentalandnatureaspects.

Rationale: During the starting up of the cat cracker onMarch 21st 2017 at the Isla

refinery,powderwasreleased intotheatmosphereandpartlydepositeddownwindoftherefinery.TheMinistryofPublicHealth,EnvironmentandNature required this powder immediately be sampled in order todetermine its composition. This was necessary to determine possiblehealthimpactsandtoverifythesource.

Approach: EcoVision took powder samples on the same day as the incident. The

samples were sent to TNO in the Netherlands for chemical analysis.Furthermoreachemicalheathriskexpertwasconsultedtodeterminetherisksofexposuretothepowderbythepublic.

Outcome: Areport,includingchemicalanalysisreportbyTNO,wassubmittedtothe

MinistryofPublicHealth,EnvironmentandNature.