Spring Field Work Pictures

Louisiana State University Annette Summers Engel Department of Geology and Geophysics E235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 office: 225-578-2469 fax: 225-578-2302 G eomicrobiology & E nvironmental M icrobiology S tudies Spring Field Work Pictures © AS Engel. Please contact if interested in photographs
	Click the names to the right to see pictures from field work at the various springs around the world.	White Sulphur Springs, LA El Tatio geyser springs, northern Chile
	White Sulphur Springs, Louisiana
	We found an interesting, historical spring site north of Alexandria, LA. At least two springs discharge along side the main highway and off a dirt road in the woods. Both of the springs have been severely impacted by "tourists", but geochemical and microbial data can still be collected. This sulfidic spring has been modified with piping and concrete. White mats have formed under the pipe and downstream of the pipe; phototrophic organisms (e.g., algae) grown where H₂S is low. Historical report on White Sulphur Springs		Main spring orifice in gazebo near highway. Beer bottles, clothes, and trash fill the pool now. White mats are to the left of the round spring pool.
			Sampling spring water and mats.

Please contact Annette Engel for more information regarding the research or photographs. Call (225) 578-2469 or email.
Address: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
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