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Unintentional Releases – Totals and Averages

400

400

Figure 11: Number of Unintentional Releases

Figure 12: Mass of Unintentional Releases

400

3.5

1000

Chemical Releases Oil Releases Chemical Releases Oil Releases

Chemical Releases Oil Releases

Chemical Releases

350

350

900

Oil Releases

3.0

350

Average Chemical Release Mass

800

Average Oil Release Mass

2.5

300

300

700

Average Chemical Release Mass 2011-2019

300

600

Average Oil Release Mass 2011-2019

2.0

250

250

500

Number of Releases

Number of Releases

1.5

250

400

Number of Releases

300

200

Total Mass of Release (Tonnes) 200

1.0

Average Mass of Release (Tonnes)

200

200

0.5

100

150

150

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

0

0.0

150

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Source: OPRED, 2020

Source: OPRED, 2020

Source: OPRED, 2020

The largest single chemical release totalled 126

Single oil releases ranged from 7 tonnes

Unintentional chemical releases decreased in 2019 with 309 tonnes

Total number of releases is 462 releases in 2019 compared to 563 in 2011

Source: OPRED, 2020

There has been an increase in oil released

26

(by mass) with

tonnes in 2019

14

down to 1 kilogram

compared to 469 tonnes

tonnes which was a water-based hydraulic fluid

compared to

tonnes in 2018

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