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Strategic Petroleum Reserve annual environmental monitoring report, 1983

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6955981

Progress made in the monitoring and inspection program for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve during 1983 is reported. The following sites were monitored: Bayou Choctau, Bryan Mound, St. James Terminal, Sulfur Mines, Weeks Island and West Hackberry. Discussion is presented under the headings: air quality monitoring; oil spills and NPDES compliance; and water quality monitoring. The discussion on water quality monitoring is by far the most extensive. Surface waters from the sites previously mentioned were sampled and monitored for general water quality (except for St. James Terminal where there is a lack of potentially impacted surface waters). The following parameters were measured: pH value; salinity; total suspended particulates; temperature; dissolved oxygen; biochemical oxygen demand; oil and grease; and general observations. 12 references, 6 figures. (DMC)

Research Organization:
Petroleum Operations and Support Services, Inc., New Orleans, LA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6955981
Report Number(s):
DOE/NBM-4011123; ON: DE84011123
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English