Thousands of Gallons of Biodiesel Spill From Overturned Tanker Stopped by Rock Quarry Crew
Overturned tanker on Hwy 299 yesterday. [Photo from the CHP]
On 10/11/2021 at approximately 9:35 a.m., [Wyatt Landreth age 25 from Palo Cedro, CA] was driving a Kenworth tractor towing a tanker trailer containing 7100 gallons of bio-diesel westbound on SR-299 east of Slattery Gulch Road. As Landreth entered into a downhill left bearing curve in the roadway, he lost control of the Kenworth.
The tractor and trailer both rolled over onto the north shoulder of SR-299. The tanker trailer of bio-diesel began to spill onto the shoulder. A crew from a nearby rock quarry arrived on scene shortly after the crash and used heavy equipment to build a temporary dam, stopping the bio-diesel from spreading further. The spill was contained to the north shoulder of SR- 299.
Clean up of the spill area is being coordinated by the trucking company. Landreth was transported to Trinity Hospital for treatment of injuries he received in the crash.
Earlier: Overturned Semi Tanker Spilling 7100 Gallons of Diesel Slowing Traffic on Hwy 299
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Anybody know if bio-diesel is any less toxic than regular diesel?
Many thanks to the crew who cared.
It is not. It is all still just a hydrocarbon chain, but with the addition of a single ester group.
Very nice of the people that step in to help
100% biodiesel or the common blend B20. 100% is basically refined cooking oil. B20 is 80% diesel.
Good people at that quarry.
any oil is bad for a watershed, bio or not, coats water, critter, and ground surfaces, i.e. no air or nutrients get through, not so good
I agree with your statement, but I will suggest that perhaps the biodiesel is the lesser of two evils. Diesel fuel contains a lot of toxic components in the form of semi-volitile organic compounds (SVOCs), such as Benzo(a)Pyrene and Naphthalene and a laundry list of others, which can persist in soil for decades. I have been involved in cleanup efforts where the exposed soil smells pretty much like fresh diesel, many years after the contamination was deposited.
As a previous commenter mentioned, there are blends as well as straight biodiesel, so that would factor into the toxicity as well. But again, yes, any release of oil into a water body or stream channel is a bad situation.
This did not happen any where near the river.
late reply, lesser how? more energy overall to produce, about 22% alcohol and lye by volume just to refine. just as toxic in different ways. not knocking as a viable fuel, in physics, it takes a pound of potatoes to make a pound of potatoes.
A big thank you to the fellas from the rock quarry for stepping in and building a damn to halt the flow of fuel. Hope the injured driver is ok.
That’s a great question Two Dogs. It’s probably premixed way before it gets here.
great ending to a scary scene
Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves – YouTube
“These mountain grades are mighty steep, can’t stay awake, ain’t had no sleep. I gotta keep my eyes on the road cuz I’m goin’ down a hill with a heavy load. Well I musta closed my eyes for a while cuz here I am and I’m runnin’ wild, I worked my brakes and stripped my gears, gonna have to ride her down I fear, Diesel smoke, dangerous curves.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6MPxJjFyQ&list=RD2i0O8xm3hr4&index=2
“. . . . I’m takin’ little white pills and my eyes are open wide. Six days on the road and I’m gonna make it home tonight . . . .” timeless lyrics come to mind with each weekly roll-over.
“And now he’s rolling down the mountain
Going fast, fast, fast
And if he blows it this one’s gonna be his last”…