Dispersant Effects on Fresh Marsh Vegetation:
Toxicity Evaluation and Oil Remediation

by Qianxin Lin and Irving A. Mendelssohn
Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University

Disclaimer

This report was prepared under contract between Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office/Office of the Governor, Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office-Office of the Governor or those of the Louisiana Applied and Educational Research and Development Program, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the state of Louisiana.

Citation

Lin, Q., and I. A. Mendelssohn. 2003. Dispersant effects on fresh marsh vegetation: Toxicity evaluation and oil remediation. Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program, OSRADP Technical Report Series 169-30-4150, 22 pp.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the sponsor of this research, the Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program (OSRADP). Funding from the OSRADP and assistance from Dr. Donald Davis and his staff were essential to the successful completion of this research. In addition, we greatly appreciate Drs. Anita George-Ares, David E. Fritz, Charlie B. Henry, Chacko J. John, James E. Myers, and Albert D. Venosa for their valuable contributions to the experimental design. Also, we thank Joannie Docter of GlobalMark Resources for providing the dispersant JD-2000 sample.