Marion Aller, DVM, DABTDirector, Division of Food Safety

Florida Department of Ag. & Cons. Services

DAY 1

Days 2 - 8 4/22 DWH sinks, taking the damaged

riser with it. 4/24 Oil leakage estimated at 1000

barrels/day (42K gallons) 4/28 NOAA estimates oil leakage at

5000 barrels/day.BP estimates 60-90 days to drill permanent relief well.

Days 9 - 10 4/29 President declares incident a

“Spill of National Significance” LA issues emergency declaration – MS, AL, FL follow suit next day

4/30 FL activates EOC FDACS assesses capabilities

Days 11 - 13 5/1 USCG Adm. Thad Allen

appointed Incident Commander

5/2 NOAA closes federal watersBP begins underwater use of dispersants to mitigate oil reaching surface

Days 16 – 24 0 5/2 NOAA Closes waters 5/6 FDA identifies “NOAA” method 5/7 FDA Mobile Lab plans move to

TLH 5/12 FERN activated 5/13 FDA Mobile Lab arrives 5/14 8 FERN Labs identified to run

NOAA method1st Draft Reopening Protocol

Days 30 -39 5/20 BP pulling 5K barrels from

insertion tube – concedes underestimate of total leakage

5/21 FERN notifies labs FDA will purchase needed equipment (d 9)

5/25 “Top kill” procedure starts 529 “Top Kill” halted

Days 42 - 51 6/2-3 Oil washes up on Dauphin Island

Cap installed on riser oil flow 1st piece equipment arrives (d 21,12)

6/6-8 BP manipulates vents, increases capture rate to 10k, then 14.8K barrels/d

6/10 Oil arrives Perdido Pass (AL-FL border. 2nd piece equipment arrives (d 29, 20)

Days 57 - 596/18 Florida FWCC closes 200 square

miles of state gulf (not inland) waters from Al-FL state line to west of Pensacola Bay.

Number of Labs – Alternate methods

Number samples/week/lab -

Days 62 - 79 6/21 Last item arrives – method

validation begins in earnest (d 31) 7/8 FL begins consideration to reopen

closed waters

At this point, concerns rise regarding what lab will run samples, when. Capacity issues unresolved…. Monitoring plans discussed

Days 83 - 102 7/12 Lab reports difficulty w/ background

PAH interference. Visit sister lab. 7/15 Valves on capping stack closed at

2:26 pm CDT. Oil stops flowing. 7/26-9 Method validation, LODs complete

(d 75-78, 66-9) I m after equipment 7/31 FL reopens harvest to fish

Lab loses power

Days 105 -122 8/3 Samples arrive in lab 8/19 Receive alternative method 8/20 Report first samples (17 days after

receipt -

Where do we go from here??? Triggers to activate FERN “Matching” labs to methods, surge

capacity Equipment purchases Identification: methods, LODs Reporting results Mechanism for alternative methods

Where do we go from here?? Messaging/managing expectations (what

a lab can do, what it can’t) Coordinating information sharing among

chemists, toxicologist, public health officials, regulators, affected communities (industry, consumers, buyers)

September 3, 2010