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Selected chemical composition of deposited sediments in the flooded areas of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina

Circular 1306-7B
This report is Chapter 7B in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005. See Circular 1306 for more information and other chapters.
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https://doi.org/10.3133/cir13067B

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Abstract

Nearly 4 weeks after Hurricane Katrina passed through St. Bernard Parish, the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center and the University of Missouri-Rolla's (UMR) Natural Hazard Mitigation Institute deployed a team of scientists to the region to collect perishable environmental and engineering data. The team collected 149 samples throughout the affected area to chemically characterize the Katrina depositional sediments. Preliminary results of this effort are presented here.

Suggested Citation

Witt, E.C., Adams, C., Wang, J., Shaver, D.K., Filali-Meknassi, Y., 2007, Selected chemical composition of deposited sediments in the flooded areas of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1306, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir13067B.

ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Selected chemical composition of deposited sediments in the flooded areas of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina
Series title Circular
Series number 1306
Chapter 7B
DOI 10.3133/cir13067B
Year Published 2007
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) National Wetlands Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Description 6 p.
Larger Work Type Report
Larger Work Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Larger Work Title Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306)
First page 201
Last page 206
Country United States
State Louisiana
City St. Bernard Parish
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