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| Exxon Mobil Corp.'s refinery in Baytown, Texas also had 15 pounds of chemical compound benzene released from the oil and gas facility |
- Damage from Hurricane Harvey caused a roof to sink in at the Shell oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, releasing hazardous pollutants into the air
- Shell said in a statement this week that 100 pounds of benzene and 100 pounds of toluene were released due to destruction from the severe storm
- Exxon Mobil Corp.'s refinery in Baytown, Texas also had 15 pounds of chemical compound benzene released from the oil and gas facility this week
- 'This is an unprecedented storm, and we have taken every effort to minimize emissions and safely shut down equipment,' Exxon spokeswoman Charlotte Huffaker said in a statement
