If released to the soil, acetanilide is expected to exhibit very high mobility based on a measured Koc of 27. Acetanilide is not expected to volatilize from either wet or dry soil based on an estimated Henry's Law constant of 6.2X10-9 atm-cu m/mol and an extrapolated vapor pressure of 1.2X10-3 mm Hg, respectively.
Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded. The flooding destroyed New Orleans, the Nationâs thirty-fifth largest city. â¢ From Morgan City, Louisiana, to Biloxi, Mississippi, to Mobile, Alabama, Hurricane Katrinaâs wind, rain, and storm surge demolished homes and businesses. Large parts of the coastal areas of these States were devastated. â¢ Katrina caused an estimated $96 billion dollars in damage.
Katrina formed in the Bahamas on August 23, and headed west, striking southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. After that, Katrina entered into the Gulf of Mexico, where extremely warm water temperatures allowed it to strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds early on August 28.