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Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) Dispersant Data for BP Spil/Deepwater Horizon - August 2010

Metadata Updated: March 22, 2024

The Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) buses are self-contained mobile laboratories that conduct instant-result monitoring of air quality at particular locations. From May 18-June 6, 2010, EPA’s TAGA buses monitored for the two chemicals found in the COREXIT dispersants that have the highest potential to get into the air in any significant amounts: EGBE (2-butoxyethanol) and dipropylene glycol monobutyl ether. In addition to being found in the COREXIT dispersants, these compounds are found in cleaning products and coatings. As a result, we have not beeen able to identify the source of the measured compounds. The TAGA buses detected very low levels of these chemicals in the air, at a limited number of the locations sampled along the Gulf Coast. The levels found were well below those that are likely to cause health effects, and suggest that the use of dispersants on the oil spill would not have a significant impact on air quality on land.

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Dates

Metadata Date July 20, 2016
Metadata Created Date March 22, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2024
Reference Date(s) August 20, 2010 (publication)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date July 20, 2016
Metadata Created Date March 22, 2024
Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2024
Reference Date(s) August 20, 2010 (publication)
Responsible Party U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management - Office of Emergency Management (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
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Access Constraints Use Constraints: None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated., Access Constraints: None
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Coupled Resource
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Harvest Source Title Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata
Licence https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
Licence Url https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
Lineage This lineage was generated by the FGDC CSDGM to 19139 transformation
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
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Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
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Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2010-05-18
Temporal Extent End 2010-06-06

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