Coastal Marsh Recovery and Oil Remediation After In-Situ Burning: Effects of Water Depth, Oil and Marsh Type

Irving A. Mendelssohn, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
Qianxin Lin, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
Kenneth Carney, Institute for Environmental Studies
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
 
Technical Report Series
01-009

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Citation

Mendelssohn, I.A., Q. Lin, K. Carney, N. P. Bryner, and W. D. Walton.2001. Coastal marsh recovery and oil remediation after in situ burning: Effects of water depth, oil and marsh type Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, OSRADP Technical Report Series, 38 pp.

Acknowledgments

This research was funded partially by the Minerals Management Service (MMS), U.S. Department of the 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 William H. Twilley and Gary Roadarmel for assistance in in situ burning, and Peter M. Cordas, James W. Pahl, Lee E. Stanton, and Chris Anastasiou for assistance in the field operation.