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Long Beach cuts coke dust
01 Oct 2003
The percentage of petroleum coke dust found in samples collected around the port in the first quarter of this year shows a 7% concentration, only slightly higher than the 6% found in the first quarter of 2002. The concentration remains down significantly from the 21% in 1996 and the 19% recorded as recently as 2001. In recent years, the port has covered all petroleum coke storage piles, increased street sweeping and upgraded coke handling equipment.
The port is in the midst of replacing a shiploader at its Pier G bulk cargo-loading terminal - the final project in a multimillion-dollar air quality improvement programme launched in 1999. Petroleum coke, a byproduct of the crude oil refining process, is the Long Beach's leading export in terms of tonnage.
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