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| Title: | Distribution of toxic trace elements in soil/sediment in post-Katrina New Orleans and the Louisiana Delta |
| Author (s): | Su, Tingzhi Shu, Shi Shi, Honglan Wang, Jianmin Adams, Craig Witt, Emitt C. |
| Department/Lab Affiliations: | Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering Environmental Research Center University Transportation Center |
| Keywords: | Hurricane Katrina New Orleans contamination soil toxic trace elements |
| Issue Date: | 2008-12 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Su, Tingzhi, Shi Shu, Honglan Shi, Jianmin Wang, Craig Adams, and Emitt C. Witt. "Distribution of toxic trace elements in soil/sediment in post-Katrina New Orleans and the Louisiana Delta." Environmental Pollution. Volume 156, Issue 3, (December 2008): 944-950. |
| Abstract: | This study provided a comprehensive assessment of seven toxic trace elements (As, Pb, V, Cr, Cd, Cu, and Hg) in the soil/sediment of Katrina affected greater New Orleans region 1 month after the recession of flood water. Results indicated significant contamination of As and V and non-significant contamination of Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg and Pb at most sampling sites. Compared to the reported EPA Region 6 soil background inorganic levels, except As, the concentrations of other six elements had greatly increased throughout the studied area; St. Bernard Parish and Plaquemines Parish showed greater contamination than other regions. Comparison between pre- and post-Katrina data in similar areas, and data for surface, shallow, and deep samples indicated that the trace element distribution in post-Katrina New Orleans was not obviously attributed to the flooding. This study suggests that more detailed study of As and V contamination at identified locations is needed. |
| Type: | Article - Journal text |
| In Title: | Environmental Pollution |
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| title | Distribution of toxic trace elements in soil/sediment in post-Katrina New Orleans and the Louisiana Delta |
| contributor.author | Su, Tingzhi |
| contributor.author | Shu, Shi |
| contributor.author | Shi, Honglan |
| contributor.author | Wang, Jianmin |
| contributor.author | Adams, Craig |
| contributor.author | Witt, Emitt C. |
| contributor.deptlab | Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering |
| contributor.deptlab | Environmental Research Center |
| contributor.deptlab | University Transportation Center |
| contributor.sponsor | Environmental Research Center at the Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| contributor.sponsor | U.S. Geological Survey |
| subject | Hurricane Katrina |
| subject | New Orleans |
| subject | contamination |
| subject | soil |
| subject | toxic trace elements |
| date.issued | 2008-12 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| identifier.citation | Su, Tingzhi, Shi Shu, Honglan Shi, Jianmin Wang, Craig Adams, and Emitt C. Witt. "Distribution of toxic trace elements in soil/sediment in post-Katrina New Orleans and the Louisiana Delta." Environmental Pollution. Volume 156, Issue 3, (December 2008): 944-950. |
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| description.abstract | This study provided a comprehensive assessment of seven toxic trace elements (As, Pb, V, Cr, Cd, Cu, and Hg) in the soil/sediment of Katrina affected greater New Orleans region 1 month after the recession of flood water. Results indicated significant contamination of As and V and non-significant contamination of Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg and Pb at most sampling sites. Compared to the reported EPA Region 6 soil background inorganic levels, except As, the concentrations of other six elements had greatly increased throughout the studied area; St. Bernard Parish and Plaquemines Parish showed greater contamination than other regions. Comparison between pre- and post-Katrina data in similar areas, and data for surface, shallow, and deep samples indicated that the trace element distribution in post-Katrina New Orleans was not obviously attributed to the flooding. This study suggests that more detailed study of As and V contamination at identified locations is needed. |
| type | Article - Journal |
| type.DCMIType | text |
| type.status | Postprint |
| relation.isPartOf | Environmental Pollution |
| rights | This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. |
| rights | Pre-print: author can archive; Post-print: author can archive; |
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| date.available | 2009-01-30T22:18:15Z |