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Sediment Cores and Water Quality Data Collected in the Coastal Wetlands, Texas, September 2015 - March 2016

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2015-09-01
End Date
2016-05-31

Citation

Sample, T.L., Piano, N.L., and Lee, M.T., 2017, Sediment Cores and Water Quality Data Collected in the Coastal Wetlands, Texas, September 2015 - March 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7ZP448Z.

Summary

This data set summarizes the results from water and sediment samples collected from wetlands near decommissioned petroleum wells throughout the Texas Gulf Coast in order to determine the presence of constituents related to petroleum production. Site selection and sample collection occurred during an approximate 9 month period from September 2015 to May 2016. The data set includes two tables: one contains sediment-quality results and the other contains water-quality results.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Public Information Officer, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
Originator :
Thomas L Sample, Niccolas L Piano, Michael T Lee
Metadata Contact :
Public Information Officer, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Environmental Health
SDC Data Owner :
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

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Sediment_Cores_and_Water_Quality_Data_Collected_in_the_Coastal_Wetlands_Texas_September_2015_-_March_2016.xml
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Purpose

Decommissioned petroleum wells are found throughout the Texas Gulf Coast. The methods employed to decommission petroleum wells have changed over time, resulting in different degrees of possible environmental contamination in areas near these wells. Sediment core and water-quality samples were collected from wetlands throughout the Texas Gulf Coast near decommissioned petroleum wells in order to determine the presence of constituents related to petroleum production. The results from 25 wetland sampling sites are included. The sediment and water samples were collected by the USGS Texas Water Science Center in cooperation with the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and analyzed by either the USGS National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL), a USGS research laboratory in Menlo Park, or USGS contract laboratories.

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Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.

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