Salt Marsh Recovery After In Situ Burning for Oil Remediation: Effects of Water Depth and Burn Duration

Qianxin Lin, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
Irving A. Mendelssohn, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
Kenneth Carney, Institute for Environmental Studies
Louisiana State University
Nelson P. Bryner, National Institute of Standards and Technology
US Department of Commerce
William D. Walton National Institute of Standards and Technology
US Department of Commerce

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Citation

Lin, Q., I. A. Mendelssohn, K. Carney, N. P. Bryner, and W. D. Walton.  2000. Salt marsh recovery after in situ burning for oil remediation: Effects of water depth and burn duration. Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, OSRADP Technical Report Series 00-009.

Acknowledgements

This research was funded partially by the Minerals Management Service (MMS), the US Department of Interior, and partially by the Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program (OSRADP). We thank Drs. Joseph V. Mullin at MMS and Donald W. Davis of OSRADP for their advice and support. We also thank Martin Van Gundy and Tracey Normand of the Louisiana State University Fire and Emergency Training Institute (FETI) for providing operational support.  In addition, we thank James W. Pahl, Lee E. Stanton, and Nathan Kuhn for assistance in the field.