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OSHA NIEHS Oil Spill Cleanup Training Tool A& <br />Physical Environment <br />The land and near shore: <br />• Mostly flat, some gradual <br />sloping, coastal, some areas at <br />or below sea level. <br />• Water -saturated coastal and <br />swamp regions with marshes. <br />• Eastern LA shoreline created <br />by silt deposits from the <br />Mississippi River. <br />Atchafalaya Basin Scene <br />The Climate (May — November): <br />• High Humidity <br />• High Temperatures <br />• UV exposure — sunburns can be serious <br />• Potential for storms and lightning <br />• High and Low Tides <br />WORKER EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAM 21 <br />