Question: 2 2 . A manufacturing facility uses methyl mercaptan to produce a jet fuel additive. The rupture disk on a tank containing 2 , 5

22. A manufacturing facility uses methyl mercaptan to produce a jet fuel additive. The rupture disk on a tank containing 2,500 lbs of methyl mercaptan fails, releasing the entire contents to the atmosphere as a vapor. The tank is in the middle of a congested tank farm, and the release is on a calm day (wind speed <1.5 m/s). Based on the Guidance for Off-site Consequence Analysis, what is worst case toxic endpoint of the methyl mercaptan cloud.
a.7.0 miles
b.2.0 miles
c.0.7 miles
d.0.2 miles

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