Independent Monitoring in the Gulf Coast: Reports from the Field

Information for call on December 13, 2005

Wilma Subra Data and Analyses

Subra: Sediment and Surface Water Sampling and Analyses

Subra: Map: Coastal Areas Affected

Subra: Sample Maps, 1-3

Subra: Sample Maps, 4-6

Subra: Sample Maps, 7-9

Subra: Sample Maps, 10-12

Subra: Sample Maps, 13-15

Subra: Sample Maps, 16-19

Source: Sierra Club website

Oxfam America’s Hurricane Katrina web pages
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatwedo/emergencies/hurricane_katrina

Dr. Aschkenasy testifies for Louisiana Legislature
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/news_updates/news_update.2005-10-14.2799201904

Natural Resources Defense Council Fieldwork and Test Results http://www.nrdc.org/legislation/katrina/katrinainx.asp

NRDC Summary of EPA Sediment Testing Results
http://www.nrdc.org/legislation/katrina/05101501A.pdf

NRDC Sampling Results
http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/katrinadata/contents.asp

Louisiana Bucket Brigade sampling results
http://www.labucketbrigade.org/katrina/index.shtml

Interpretation of Soil Sampling Results
http://www.labucketbrigade.org/communities/chalmette/air/soil_sample_91905.shtml

Full Report on Sampling Results
http://www.labucketbrigade.org/downloads/dynamac_results.pdf

AIR: Audit of EPA / DEQ air samples
http://www.labucketbrigade.org/communities/chalmette/air/index.shtml

SOIL:
EPA / DEQ air sample results near high school
http://www.labucketbrigade.org/communities/chalmette/air/soil_sample_91205.shtml

Results of LABB / St. Bernard Citizen for Environmental Quality samples
http://www.labucketbrigade.org/communities/chalmette/air/soil_sample_92905.shtml

Protocol for Community Monitoring
LaBucketBrigadeCommunityMonitoringProtocol.doc

Other Resources

Louisiana Environmental Action Network sampling results
http://LEANWEB.org Text: (Under “Katrina Environmental Data”)

Sierra Club Gulf Coast Water and Sediment Testing
http://www.sierraclub.org/gulfcoast/testing/

EPA data from Katrina/Rita 

Air quality samples
http://www.epa.gov/katrina/testresults/air/index.html

National Priority List sites samples
http://www.epa.gov/katrina/superfund.html

Murphy Oil Spill sediment samples
http://www.epa.gov/katrina/testresults/murphy

Major bay systems on the Mississippi coast samples http://www.epa.gov/region4/sesd/reports/2005-0926.html

News coverage of environmental monitoring in the Gulf Coast

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/topic.jsp?term=Topic/katrinaCoverage