Bayou Bonfouca
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Bayou Bonfouca is a bayou in southeastern Louisiana that drains into Lake Pontchartrain and is known for its ecological significance and history of industrial pollution and cleanup efforts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bayou
ⓘ
body of water ⓘ |
| affectedMedium |
sediments
ⓘ
surface water ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Slidell Creosote Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cleanupActions | disposal of hazardous waste ⓘ |
| cleanupActions |
dredging of contaminated sediments
ⓘ
treatment of contaminated materials ⓘ |
| cleanupManagedBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs | U.S. EPA Superfund site ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal bayou ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | former Superfund site ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Pontchartrain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
legacy contamination
ⓘ
sediment toxicity ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Slidell, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalConnection | Gulf of Mexico via Lake Pontchartrain ⓘ |
| importance |
case study in Superfund sediment cleanup
ⓘ
local environmental resource ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Superfund cleanup
ⓘ
ecological significance ⓘ industrial pollution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Pontchartrain estuarine system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ St. Tammany Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Louisiana ⓘ |
| near | city of Slidell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Coast watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Pontchartrain Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollutionSource |
industrial waste discharges
ⓘ
wood‑treating facility ⓘ |
| pollutionType | creosote contamination ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority |
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskType |
ecological risk to aquatic life
ⓘ
human health risk from contaminated sediments ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ecological monitoring studies
ⓘ
environmental remediation projects ⓘ |
| supports |
bird habitat
ⓘ
fish habitat ⓘ wetland vegetation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
local navigation ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidally influenced bayou ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.