1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:08,250 mm . Mhm mm . Mhm . 3 00:00:09,140 --> 00:00:11,260 The United States Coast Guard has 11 4 00:00:11,260 --> 00:00:13,482 primary missions here at the sector New 5 00:00:13,482 --> 00:00:15,649 Orleans incident management division . 6 00:00:15,649 --> 00:00:17,649 We perform the Marine Environmental 7 00:00:17,649 --> 00:00:20,110 protection mission . Our job is to make 8 00:00:20,110 --> 00:00:22,520 sure oil and other hazardous materials 9 00:00:22,530 --> 00:00:24,530 are removed from the environment to 10 00:00:24,530 --> 00:00:26,490 help keep the water marshes and 11 00:00:26,490 --> 00:00:29,260 sensitive wetlands safe and healthy as 12 00:00:29,260 --> 00:00:31,149 well as all the wildlife in those 13 00:00:31,149 --> 00:00:33,920 habitats . Louisiana is home to so much 14 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,680 wildlife like pelicans , alligators , 15 00:00:36,690 --> 00:00:38,912 shrimp , and lots of different types of 16 00:00:38,912 --> 00:00:41,270 fish . We work to keep our people and 17 00:00:41,270 --> 00:00:44,570 animals safe from harm . Yeah , The 18 00:00:44,570 --> 00:00:46,737 sector New Orleans Incident Management 19 00:00:46,737 --> 00:00:48,848 Division investigates and response to 20 00:00:48,848 --> 00:00:51,430 an average of 800 oil spills . Chemical 21 00:00:51,430 --> 00:00:54,040 releases each year . We send our teams 22 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,500 all over Southeast Louisiana to oversee 23 00:00:56,510 --> 00:00:58,970 oil and chemical cleanups . It is very 24 00:00:58,970 --> 00:01:01,026 important for us to learn scientific 25 00:01:01,026 --> 00:01:02,748 information about chemicals to 26 00:01:02,748 --> 00:01:04,859 understand how to keep people and the 27 00:01:04,859 --> 00:01:07,081 environment safe . We also have to make 28 00:01:07,081 --> 00:01:09,026 sure everyone is wearing the right 29 00:01:09,026 --> 00:01:11,137 safety gear . We carry devices called 30 00:01:11,137 --> 00:01:13,192 four gas meters , which alarmed when 31 00:01:13,192 --> 00:01:15,248 there are harmful chemicals were not 32 00:01:15,248 --> 00:01:17,303 enough oxygen in the air . We always 33 00:01:17,303 --> 00:01:19,414 have gloves , safety glasses and hard 34 00:01:19,414 --> 00:01:21,526 hats . If there are things overhead . 35 00:01:21,526 --> 00:01:23,470 Sometimes when we go to a location 36 00:01:23,470 --> 00:01:25,637 where oil is spilled , we have to take 37 00:01:25,637 --> 00:01:27,581 samples to send to the Coast Guard 38 00:01:27,581 --> 00:01:29,637 Marine Safety Laboratory . Here's an 39 00:01:29,637 --> 00:01:31,803 example of how to take these samples . 40 00:01:31,803 --> 00:01:35,210 Yeah . Hello and welcome to New Orleans . 41 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:37,900 I'm MSC to melissa Gaspard and this is 42 00:01:37,910 --> 00:01:40,440 Mst three Hunter Rights . And today we 43 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,496 will be showing you how to take soil 44 00:01:42,496 --> 00:01:44,610 samples . So a big part of being a 45 00:01:44,610 --> 00:01:46,777 marine science technician , especially 46 00:01:46,777 --> 00:01:48,999 in New Orleans is the protection of the 47 00:01:48,999 --> 00:01:51,054 environment and how we do that is by 48 00:01:51,054 --> 00:01:53,110 ensuring that people who pollute our 49 00:01:53,110 --> 00:01:54,999 being responsible stewards of the 50 00:01:54,999 --> 00:01:57,166 environment by cleaning up the oil and 51 00:01:57,166 --> 00:01:59,530 hazardous materials , especially when 52 00:01:59,530 --> 00:02:02,370 it's impacting the waterway . So today , 53 00:02:02,380 --> 00:02:04,436 how the officer around you and I are 54 00:02:04,436 --> 00:02:06,547 going to be using our tropical island 55 00:02:06,547 --> 00:02:08,324 fish tank to demonstrate how to 56 00:02:08,324 --> 00:02:11,750 properly take an oil sands . Mhm . Mhm . 57 00:02:17,340 --> 00:02:19,720 Petty officer writings will lower the 58 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,160 jar at a 45 degree angle , 59 00:02:23,540 --> 00:02:25,790 just barely skimming the surface of the 60 00:02:25,790 --> 00:02:28,650 water , allowing as much oil And as 61 00:02:28,650 --> 00:02:30,940 little water to enter the jar as 62 00:02:30,940 --> 00:02:33,550 possible until the jar is approximately 63 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,490 3/4 full casa writings 64 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:41,260 will invert the jar 180°. . So that 65 00:02:41,260 --> 00:02:43,260 way again the oil and water can 66 00:02:43,260 --> 00:02:45,630 separate , allowing the oil to float to 67 00:02:45,630 --> 00:02:49,100 the top of the jar and the water to 68 00:02:49,110 --> 00:02:51,350 rest on the bottom near the cat . 69 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,380 The other way to remove oil from the 70 00:02:55,380 --> 00:02:58,250 water is to use an oily , a filic 71 00:02:58,640 --> 00:02:59,960 servant pad . 72 00:03:04,010 --> 00:03:06,200 This servant pad is a cotton like 73 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,660 material that attracts the oil 74 00:03:10,140 --> 00:03:12,450 and is able to actually collect the oil 75 00:03:12,450 --> 00:03:14,980 from the waterway so it can be removed 76 00:03:14,990 --> 00:03:16,350 and properly disposed . 77 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,270 Yeah , this is an example of those sort 78 00:03:27,270 --> 00:03:29,630 of materials and actions . The oil is 79 00:03:29,630 --> 00:03:31,760 either soaked into the material or 80 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,760 sticks to it , depending on if it's 81 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:36,680 absorbent for the B or absorbent with 82 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,370 the deep . An alternative method that 83 00:03:39,370 --> 00:03:41,481 we have to get special permission for 84 00:03:41,481 --> 00:03:43,900 its called an in situ burning . As you 85 00:03:43,900 --> 00:03:46,067 can see here , the oil that is trapped 86 00:03:46,067 --> 00:03:48,060 in the marshes set on fire , which 87 00:03:48,060 --> 00:03:50,116 quickly burns most of the oil away . 88 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,887 This makes sure that a bunch of people 89 00:03:52,887 --> 00:03:55,109 and equipment are hurting the important 90 00:03:55,109 --> 00:03:57,053 Roseau cane and actually helps the 91 00:03:57,053 --> 00:03:59,470 vegetation grows back fast . Some other 92 00:03:59,470 --> 00:04:01,581 cleanup methods are using skimmers to 93 00:04:01,581 --> 00:04:03,526 separate the oil from water . It's 94 00:04:03,526 --> 00:04:05,748 floating on just like we try to do with 95 00:04:05,748 --> 00:04:08,780 the samples are , Yeah , sector new 96 00:04:08,780 --> 00:04:11,340 Orleans responds to all sorts of spills 97 00:04:11,340 --> 00:04:14,120 and releases like broken wellheads 98 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,230 damage sub sea pipelines , sinking 99 00:04:18,230 --> 00:04:21,010 boats , damage from 100 00:04:21,010 --> 00:04:24,590 hurricanes and unfortunately 101 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,580 the largest oil spill in U . S . 102 00:04:26,580 --> 00:04:28,691 History . After the deepwater horizon 103 00:04:28,691 --> 00:04:31,950 drilling rig exploded . We do get to do 104 00:04:31,950 --> 00:04:34,117 fun things though , like Petty Officer 105 00:04:34,117 --> 00:04:36,228 harry cleaning this little duckling . 106 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,530 Mhm . Here at six in New Orleans , our 107 00:04:55,530 --> 00:04:57,840 area of responsibility includes 165 108 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:00,062 miles of the Mississippi River , all of 109 00:05:00,062 --> 00:05:02,284 Lake Pontchartrain and the marshes that 110 00:05:02,284 --> 00:05:04,173 surround either side of the lower 111 00:05:04,173 --> 00:05:06,284 Mississippi River . We work with many 112 00:05:06,284 --> 00:05:08,284 different agencies , both state and 113 00:05:08,284 --> 00:05:10,396 federal , and we all work together to 114 00:05:10,396 --> 00:05:10,370 make sure our critical habitats and 115 00:05:10,370 --> 00:05:12,520 endangered species are protected from 116 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,820 any oil or hazardous materials . If 117 00:05:14,820 --> 00:05:17,042 your family has a boat , you may see us 118 00:05:17,042 --> 00:05:19,264 walking around the marina that you keep 119 00:05:19,264 --> 00:05:21,209 it in or riding by you when you're 120 00:05:21,209 --> 00:05:23,431 fishing with your family trying to find 121 00:05:23,431 --> 00:05:23,250 where MR . Machine may be coming from 122 00:05:23,340 --> 00:05:25,680 so we can stop whatever is leaking . If 123 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,902 you or your parents ever see oil in the 124 00:05:27,902 --> 00:05:30,069 water or metal drum that has hazardous 125 00:05:30,069 --> 00:05:32,180 material markings on it , please call 126 00:05:32,180 --> 00:05:34,710 the National Response Center at 1 804 127 00:05:34,710 --> 00:05:38,420 248802 Thank you for joining us 128 00:05:38,460 --> 00:05:41,610 and lazy Levantine rule or let the Good 129 00:05:41,610 --> 00:05:44,350 Times roll . Mhm . Mhm . 130 00:05:45,940 --> 00:05:47,940 Mhm . Yeah . 131 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:50,560 Mhm .