Bessie Heights Marsh Spill; Orange, TX
Orange, TX | 2014-Dec-08
Initial Notification: On December 8, 2014, the State of Texas contacted the NOAA SSC to discuss application of an organic sorbent (bagasse or peat moss) to a small freshwater spill that occurred on Nov 9, near Orange, TX.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Crude oil/produced water |
| Latitude (approximate): | 30° 2.70′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 93° 55.21′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |