Residents living near the Stolthaven Facility in Plaquemines Parish express concern of contamination and possible health impacts resulting from Hurricane Isaac.
The Stolthaven – Braithwaite Terminal in Plaquemines Parish is a bulk liquid storage terminal that receives and ships hazardous, toxic and non-hazardous products by ship, barge, truck and rail.… 
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Stolthaven Impacts Local Community
Residents living near the Stolthaven Facility in Plaquemines Parish express concern of contamination and possible health impacts resulting from Hurricane Isaac.
The Stolthaven – Braithwaite Terminal in Plaquemines Parish is a bulk liquid storage terminal that receives and ships hazardous, toxic and non-hazardous products by ship, barge, truck and rail.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Hurricane Isaac, Laterrel Hill, Plaquemines Parish, Stolthaven Facility
Faith and Environmental Groups Challenge Proposed Coal Export Terminal in Plaquemines Parish
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Sierra Club, Christian Ministers Missionary Baptist Association of Plaquemines, and Louisiana Environmental Action Network are challenging the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s approval of a Clean Air Act permit for a proposed coal export terminal in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.… Oil Spill Sampling Project Update – LMRK.org
We have all had frustrations with the response to the recent Gulf oil disaster. One such frustration that we at Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper felt early on was the lack of solid data about the impacts from the disaster. This frustration prompted us to begin an environmental sampling project.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: ND, Plaquemines Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
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.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Bernard Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Subra Company, Total 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
