Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico

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Mitra, Siddhartha; Kimmel, David G.; Snyder, Jessica; Scalise, Kimberly; McGlaughon, Benjamin D.; Roman, Michael R.; Jahn, Ginger L.; Pierson, James J.; Brandt, Stephen B.; Montoya, Joseph P.; Rosenbauer, Robert J.; Lorenson, Thomas D.; Wong, Florence L.; Campbell, Pamela L.
Abstract
Mesozooplankton (>200 μm) collected in August and September of 2010 from the northern Gulf of Mexico show evidence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that distributions of PAHs extracted from mesozooplankton were related to the oil released from the ruptured British Petroleum Macondo-1 (M-1) well associated with the R/VDeepwater Horizon blowout. Mesozooplankton contained 0.03–97.9 ng g−1 of total PAHs and ratios of fluoranthene to fluoranthene + pyrene less than 0.44, indicating a liquid fossil fuel source. The distribution of PAHs isolated from mesozooplankton extracted in this study shows that the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill may have contributed to contamination in the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
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Copyright 2012 by the American Geophysical Union
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http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4283
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 Chemistry, Analytical; Marine pollution; Physical and biogeochemical interactions; Zooplankton; Analytical chemistry 
Date
2012
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Mitra, Siddhartha, & Kimmel, David G., & Snyder, Jessica, & Scalise, Kimberly, & McGlaughon, Benjamin D., & Roman, Michael R., & Jahn, Ginger L., & Pierson, James J., & Brandt, Stephen B., & Montoya, Joseph P., & Rosenbauer, Robert J., & Lorenson, Thomas D., & Wong, Florence L., & Campbell, Pamela L.. (January 2012). Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 39(1), - . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4283

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Mitra, Siddhartha, and Kimmel, David G., and Snyder, Jessica, and Scalise, Kimberly, and McGlaughon, Benjamin D., and Roman, Michael R., and Jahn, Ginger L., and Pierson, James J., and Brandt, Stephen B., and Montoya, Joseph P., and Rosenbauer, Robert J., and Lorenson, Thomas D., and Wong, Florence L., and Campbell, Pamela L.. "Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 39:1. (L01605), January 2012. September 29, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4283.
Chicago:
Mitra, Siddhartha and Kimmel, David G. and Snyder, Jessica and Scalise, Kimberly and McGlaughon, Benjamin D. and Roman, Michael R. and Jahn, Ginger L. and Pierson, James J. and Brandt, Stephen B. and Montoya, Joseph P. and Rosenbauer, Robert J. and Lorenson, Thomas D. and Wong, Florence L. and Campbell, Pamela L., "Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 39, no. 1 (January 2012), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4283 (accessed September 29, 2023).
AMA:
Mitra, Siddhartha, Kimmel, David G., Snyder, Jessica, Scalise, Kimberly, McGlaughon, Benjamin D., Roman, Michael R., Jahn, Ginger L., Pierson, James J., Brandt, Stephen B., Montoya, Joseph P., Rosenbauer, Robert J., Lorenson, Thomas D., Wong, Florence L., Campbell, Pamela L.. Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. January 2012; 39(1): L01605. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4283. Accessed September 29, 2023.
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