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EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Coastal Sediment Sampling reports

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Pathfinder

Editor, Senior Moderator
EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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We are aware that oil is present on some beaches and marshes along the coastline and are collecting samples in or close to these areas. It takes several days from the point of collection to posting the data on the website so data posted may not reflect real-time conditions.

EPA's sediment samples collected August 9, 10, 27 and 29, and September 9-12, and 14-15, 2010 along the Gulf coast found four samples with nickel in exceedance of chronic aquatic benchmarks, and three samples with both nickel and vanadium in exceedance of chronic aquatic benchmarks, and one sample with nickel in exceedance of acute aquatic benchmarks and vanadium in exceedance of chronic aquatic benchmarks. One additional sample found oil related compounds ** exceeded chronic aquatic life benchmarks.

Analysis of sediment samples collected along the Gulf Coast August 29, 2010 did not detect levels of dispersant chemicals above the reporting limit.

Sediment samples taken to date indicate that there may be risks to aquatic life from pollutants in sediment at some locations. These levels have a higher potential for serious impacts to sediment-dwelling organisms and are classified as unhealthy. It is unknown whether the sediment contamination resulted from the BP Spill or was already present.

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<TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black thin solid; BORDER-LEFT: black thin solid; BORDER-TOP: black thin solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black thin solid" class=tablebord cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=15 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TH style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #4289aa" class=headercell colSpan=2>Sediment Sampling
August 9, 10, 27, and 29 and September 9-12 and 14-15, 2010
Impact on Aquatic Life
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</TH></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cccccc"><TD bgColor=#cccccc align=middle>Sampling locations
</TD><TD bgColor=#cccccc align=middle>Level of concern

</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-1313-100915-SD-1</TD><TD class=yellow>Medium </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R617-100915-SD-1</TD><TD class=yellow>Medium </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R620-100915-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R688-100915-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R603-100914-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R604-100914-SD-1</TD><TD class=yellow>Medium</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R607-100914-SD-1</TD><TD class=yellow>Medium</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-R655-100912-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-R663-100912-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1345-100911-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-R667-100911-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-R671-100911-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-1311-100911-SD-1</TD><TD class=yellow>Moderate</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-1312-100911-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R615-100911-SD-1</TD><TD class=yellow>Moderate</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R618-100911-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1340-100910-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-R679-100910-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low</TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-1309-100910-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R621-100910-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R622-100910-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R622-100910-SD-2</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>SLB1-SD-09092010</TD><TD class=yellow>Moderate </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>SLB3-SD-09092010</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1447-100909-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1449-100909-SD-1</TD><TD class=red>Acute </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-1315-100909-SD-1</TD><TD class=yellow>Moderate </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R624-100909-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-R625-100909-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>E001-SD-20100829</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>E001-SD-20100827</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>E001-SDD-20100827</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1451-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1459-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1470-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-2474-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-2475-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T005-0016-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T005-0016-100810-SD-2</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T005-0017-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T005-2317-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-0020-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T008-0021-100810-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1001-100809-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR><TD dir=ltr>T001-1003-100809-SD-1</TD><TD class=green>Low </TD></TR><TR class=yellow><TD colSpan=2>** Due to cumulative effects of oil-related organic compounds.
See NOTE in the benchmark table.
</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2>Dispersants - August 29, 2010
All locations indicate low aquatic life level of concern
</TD></TR><!-- <tr> <td>E001-SD-20100825</td> <td class="green">Low</td> </tr> <tr> <td>E001-SD-20100827</td> <td class="green">Low*</td> </tr> <tr> <td>T003-0013-100509-SD-1</td> <td class="green">Low</td> </tr> <tr> <td>T001-1409-100806-SD-1</td> <td class="yellow">Moderate*</td> </tr> --></TBODY></TABLE>

Learn what the data mean to you
The color-coded table "Impacts on aquatic life"; explains what the numbers on the table above mean to your health.
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<HR>Full text including Sediment Sampling Locations and Reports:

http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/sediment.html#mapreports
 
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