Types of Pollutant


The types of pollution that are most likely to contaminate water bodies in the Barataria and Terrebonne Watersheds include: 

Organic Matter ~ Low Dissolved Oxygen

Disease Causing Organisms

Turbidity

Pesticides

Nutrients

Salinity/Dissolved Salts

Oil & Grease

Flow Alterations

Mercury

Non-Native Aquatic Plants

pH

Urban Runoff

Sedimentation

Suspended Solids