Open-File Report 2011–1199 In response to the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill, sediment samples that were projected to have a high
probability of being impacted by the oil were collected from
shoreline zones of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and
Florida. Sixty-one sites were sampled and analyzed for hydraulic
conductivity, porosity, and grain-size distribution. The
objective of this effort was to provide a set of baseline data
on sediment characteristics known to directly influence (1) the
penetration of oil into coastal sediments and (2) the efficacy
of chemical and (or) bioremediation. First posted October 24,
2011 Part or all of this report is presented in Portable
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version of Adobe Reader, free of charge. Lisle, J.T., and Comer,
N.N., 2011, Characterization of sediments from the Gulf of
Mexico and Atlantic shorelines, Texas to Florida: U.S.
Geological Survey Open File-Report 2011–1