Results of sampling performed by the Lower Mississippi River Keeper in St. Bernard Parish on October 26, 2010
by Wilma Subra Subra Company
Paul OrrLower Mississippi River Keeper
Michael OrrLouisiana Environmental Action Network
Tissue samples were collected from a cove, 1.4 miles from the southern end of a “spoil canal†south of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO).… 
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Oil Spill Sampling Project Results From St. Bernard Parish
Results of sampling performed by the Lower Mississippi River Keeper in St. Bernard Parish on October 26, 2010
by Wilma Subra Subra Company
Paul OrrLower Mississippi River Keeper
Michael OrrLouisiana Environmental Action Network
Tissue samples were collected from a cove, 1.4 miles from the southern end of a “spoil canal†south of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO).…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Lake Fortuna, Lake Machias, Pass Fernandez, Petroleum Hydrocarbons
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).…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Bernard Parish, PAH, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Plaquemines Parish
Dead Bird Island – Testing Results
“Dead Bird Island”
Testing Results Report by: Wilma Subra
Results of sampling performed by the Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper in Terrebonne Bay on August 19, 2010 On August 19, 2010, in Terrebonne Bay south of Point-au-Chien, Modato Island was covered with vegetation, bare areas, and a large number of dead shore birds. The area was designated by the Lower Mississippi River Keeper as “Dead Bird Island.” The area also contained a number of shore birds in distress, nests containing eggs and a seagull that died shortly after sampling was complete. Samples were collected along the shore of the island, 10-12 inches deep, under the vegetation matted material washed in by the tide. The soil/sediment sample was contaminated with 48.4 mg/kg of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and 10 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (0.039 mg/kg).…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Lake Chien, Modato Island, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
