New Orleans Environmental Quality Test Results

Endotoxin Results by Neighborhood

NRDC sampled for endotoxin in October 2005.

Note: Normal background levels of endotoxin reported in many areas of the country are below 1 EU/m3. Levels above 10-28 EU/m3 may be associated with long-term declines in lung function after chronic exposure. Levels of 45 EU/m3 have been associated with decreases in lung function after exposures as short as one day.

Chalmette

We collected one outdoor sample for endotoxin in Chalmette.

Jean Lafitte and Creole (outdoor)
1.8 EU/m3

French Quarter

We collected one outdoor sample for endotoxin in the French Quarter.

Esplanade and North Rampart
1.5 EU/m3

Gentilly

We collected one outdoor sample for endotoxin in Gentilly.

Elysian Fields and Lombard, Gentilly Terrace
2.0 EU/m3

Lakeview

We collected two outdoor samples and one indoor sample for endotoxin in Lakeview.

Mouton and Orleans (outdoor)
6.2 EU/m3

Canal and Porteus (outdoor)
3.0 EU/m3

Canal and Porteus (indoor)
4.5 EU/m3

Lower Ninth Ward

We collected one outdoor sample for endotoxin in the Lower Ninth Ward.

Tupelo near Bienvenue, Holy Cross (outdoor)
1.8 EU/m3

Note: The pump we used to sample at this site malfunctioned (the flow rate decreased significantly during the course of the 6 hours of testing), so we are not confident of the accuracy of this result.

Metairie

We collected one outdoor sample for endotoxin in Metairie.

Elmere near I-10
5.0 EU/m3

Mid-City

We collected one outdoor sample for endotoxin in Mid-City.

Telemachus and Canal, Mid-City
5.4 EU/m3

New Orleans East

We collected two outdoor samples for endotoxin in New Orleans East.

Aberdeen and Crowder, Little Woods (outdoor)
8.3 EU/m3

Eastover Subdivision, Read Blvd. East (outdoor)
0.6 EU/m3

Uptown/Carrollton

We collected two outdoor samples and one indoor sample for endotoxin in Uptown/Carrollton.

Dublin near South Claiborne, Leonidas (outdoor)
5.7 EU/m3

Octavia and Fontainebleau, Broadmoor (indoor)
7.3 EU/m3

Valence near St. Charles, Uptown (outdoor)
6.1 EU/m3

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