Soil and sediment chemistry in the Mississippi River Delta following Hurricane Katrina
Circular
1306-7C
This report is Chapter 7C 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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Abstract
In October 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center and the University of Missouri-Rolla's (UMR) Environmental Research Center for Emerging Contaminants partnered to collect perishable environmental data along the Mississippi River Delta to catalog the effects of Hurricane Katrina, a category 3 storm that caused nearly complete destruction to the delta's population support structure and industry. The data presented here begin the process of characterizing the chemical composition of sediments and soil along the delta following this significant natural disaster.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Soil and sediment chemistry in the Mississippi River Delta following Hurricane Katrina |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 1306 |
| Chapter | 7C |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir13067C |
| 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 | 207 |
| Last page | 212 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | Mississippi River Delta |
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