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Top 10 of 2025 | We provided support to oil and gas discharge near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana

A yellow silicone passive sampling band deployment adjacent to oiled marsh edge habitat.Top 10 of 2025 | We provided scientific support to NOAA Office of Response and Restoration in response to discharging oil and natural gas into marsh and surrounding waters near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana (Well #59). Passive samplers – silicone bands that absorb oil compounds from the water column – deployed will provide information on the level of exposure to oil in the impacted area. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/noaa-response-teams-provide-scientific-support-well-rupture-louisiana-coast