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Ascend: No Harm From Liquid Ammonia Release; Some Employees Told To Stay Home
June 5, 2019
A brief release of ammonia in discharge water caused the Ascend Performance Materials Plant in Cantonment to exceed permitted limits and keep some employees at home Tuesday, but company officials said there was no harm to people or the environment.
For a short time Tuesday, the average pH of water leaving Ascend exceeded the permitted limit by about 0.1 for 10 minutes, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The incident was caused by the release of an estimated 10-20 pounds of aqueous ammonia.
“No harm to human health or the environment was observed,” Ascend’s Vice President Global Communications & External Affairs Alison Jahn told NorthEscambia.com.
The incident did lead to the plant notifying some workers to stay home.
“We alerted our non-essential personnel to remain at home since we had to restore our site’s self-contained water system,” Jahn said.
NorthEscambia.com photo.
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