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Contamination Extent Report and Preliminary Injury Evaluation for the Calcasieu Estuary CONTAMINATION EXTENT REPORT AND PRELIMINARY INJURY EVALUATION FOR THE CALCASIEU ESTUARY Prepared for: Damage Assessment Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Silver Spring, MD William Conner, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative Prepared by: Mark S. Curry, Michael T. Huguenin, Aaron J. Martin, and Todd R. Lookingbill Industrial Economics, Incorporated 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 Contract 50-DGNC-1-00007 Task Order 56-DGNC-6-50107 June 16, 1997 FOREWORD This document reviews chemical contamination within the Calcasieu Estuary and fulfills the requirements of NOAA Task Order 56-DGNC-5-50107. The report consists of three major components. Part I presents the Resource Characterization. This section of the report assesses the overall extent of chemical contamination within the surface water, sediment, and fish and shellfish of the Calcasieu Estuary. Part II presents the Facility Review, which inventories the manufacturing processes, waste water treatment systems, and waste management practices of nine major industrial facilities within the Calcasieu Estuary. Finally, Part III contains the Injury Evaluation and Contaminant Review. This part of the report identifies contaminants that have the potential to injure the natural resources of the Calcasieu Estuary. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS PREFACE PART I: RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ...................CHAPTER 1 Overview of the Calcasieu Estuary .....................................................................................................1-1 Principle Findings................................................................................................................................1-3 Condition of the Calcasieu Estuary .......................................................................................1-3 Identifying Potential Sources of Contamination ...................................................................1-4 Data Set Variability................................................................................................................1-5 Organization of the Resource Characterization ..................................................................................1-6 RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION METHODS................................................................CHAPTER 2 Study Area Segmentation....................................................................................................................2-1 Overview of Data Sources...................................................................................................................2-3 Other Data Sources ..............................................................................................................2-10 Data Aggregation Methods ...............................................................................................................2-10 Reportable Data -- Defining SQLs and EQLs.....................................................................2-11 Data Qualifiers.....................................................................................................................2-12 Surface Water and Sediment Data Tables...........................................................................2-13 LDEQ Ambient Water Data ................................................................................................2-14 BAYOU D'INDE ...........................................................................................................................CHAPTER 3 Overview of Bayou d'Inde...................................................................................................................3-1 Bayou d'Inde Segmenting Scheme......................................................................................................3-2 Surface Water Data Summary.............................................................................................................3-4 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)................................................................................................3-4 Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).........................................................................3-6 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Pesticides................................................................3-7 Inorganic Elements ................................................................................................................3-7 Sediment Data Summary.....................................................................................................................3-9 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ..................................................................................3-9 Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).......................................................................3-11 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs)...............................................................................3-13 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)......................................................................................3-13 Pesticides..............................................................................................................................3-14 Inorganic Elements ..............................................................................................................3-15 BAYOU VERDINE.......................................................................................................................CHAPTER 4 Overview of Bayou Verdine ...............................................................................................................4-1 Bayou Verdine Segmenting Scheme...................................................................................................4-2 Surface Water Data Summary.............................................................................................................4-5 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ..................................................................................4-5 Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).........................................................................4-7 Inorganic Elements ................................................................................................................4-8 Sediment Data Summary.....................................................................................................................4-9 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ..................................................................................4-9 Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).......................................................................4-11 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs)...............................................................................4-13 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Pesticides..............................................................4-13 Inorganic Elements ..............................................................................................................4-13 CALCASIEU RIVER AND SHIP CHANNEL .........................................................................CHAPTER 5 Overview of the Calcasieu River and Ship Channel...........................................................................5-1 Calcasieu River Segmenting Scheme..................................................................................................5-3 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Surface Water Data Summary ..........................................................................................................................5-5 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ..................................................................................5-5 Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).........................................................................5-8 Inorganic Elements ..............................................................................................................5-10 Sediment Data Summary...................................................................................................................5-12 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) ................................................................................5-12 Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).......................................................................5-13 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs)...............................................................................5-15 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Pesticides..............................................................5-15 Inorganic Elements ..............................................................................................................5-15 FISH AND SHELLFISH RESOURCES....................................................................................CHAPTER 6 Overview of the Fish Sampling Program............................................................................................6-1 Study Area..............................................................................................................................6-1 Target Species........................................................................................................................6-3 Compounds Analyzed............................................................................................................6-4 Health Advisories...................................................................................................................6-4 Analysis of Fish and Shellfish
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