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Results of Aquatic Tissue Sampling – November 2010

Results of Aquatic Tissue Sampling Performed by the Lower Mississippi River Keeper in November 2010 by:Wilma SubraSubra Company Paul OrrLower Mississippi River Keeper Michael OrrLouisiana Environmental Action Network In November 2010, the Lower Mississippi River Keeper and Louisiana Environmental Action Network collected oysters, shrimp, crabs and fish tissue samples from: St.…
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Independent Testing Continues In Gulf

Independent Testing Continues In GulfReport by: Wilma Subra Results of sampling performed by Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper in Plaquemines Parish, LA on August 26, 2010 Along the shoreline of Southern Brenton Sound in Plaquemines Parish, LA, a soil/sediment sample was collected. The sediment sample contained 47.7 mg/kg Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Carbon Disulfide, Toluene, and 32 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (0.039 mg/kg) A small island at the mouth of Baptiste Collette Bayou, Plaquemines Parish, LA had a large amount of coal like material littering the beach on the shoreline and in the near shore waters.  There were a lot of birds associated with an inland tidal lagoon on the island.  A soil/sediment sample collected from the shoreline contained 72.7 mg/kg Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Carbon Disulfide, and 89 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (1.46 mg/kg).…
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