Follow up sampling performed by the Lower Mississippi River Keeper in the Mississippi River Delta on December 21, 2010
by:Wilma SubraSubra Company
Paul OrrLower Mississippi River Keeper
Michael OrrLouisiana Environmental Action Network
On August 3, 2010, and December 21, 2010, the Lower Mississippi River Keeper and Louisiana Environmental Action Network sampled soil in the Mississippi River Delta near the mouth of Southeast Pass.… 
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Follow up sampling performed by the Lower Mississippi River Keeper in the Mississippi River Delta on December 21, 2010
by:Wilma SubraSubra Company
Paul OrrLower Mississippi River Keeper
Michael OrrLouisiana Environmental Action Network
On August 3, 2010, and December 21, 2010, the Lower Mississippi River Keeper and Louisiana Environmental Action Network sampled soil in the Mississippi River Delta near the mouth of Southeast Pass.… 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
Testing Results Returning With High Levels
Report by: Wilma Subra
Results of sampling performed by the Lower Mississippi River Keeper in the Lower Atchafalaya Bay area on August 2, 2010
The shore of the Gulf of Mexico east of Oyster Bayou, where the Atchafalaya Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico, contained visible oil on the vegetation along the shore line. Soil in this location contained Carbon Disulfide, 378 mg/kg Hydrocarbons and six Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (0.222 mg/kg).…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Atchafalaya Bay, Carbon Disulfide, Hydrocarbons, Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Redfish Bay
