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

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dc.contributor.authorMitra, Siddhartha
dc.contributor.authorKimmel, David G.
dc.contributor.authorSnyder, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorScalise, Kimberly
dc.contributor.authorMcGlaughon, Benjamin D.
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Michael R.
dc.contributor.authorJahn, Ginger L.
dc.contributor.authorPierson, James J.
dc.contributor.authorBrandt, Stephen B.
dc.contributor.authorMontoya, Joseph P.
dc.contributor.authorRosenbauer, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorLorenson, Thomas D.
dc.contributor.authorWong, Florence L.
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Pamela L.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-11T13:08:21Z
dc.date.available2013-12-11T13:08:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCopyright 2012 by the American Geophysical Unionen_US
dc.description.abstractMesozooplankton (>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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; 39:1 p. L01605en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2011GL049505
dc.identifier.other10.1029/2011GL049505
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/4283
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011GL049505/abstracten_US
dc.subjectChemistry, Analyticalen_US
dc.subjectMarine pollutionen_US
dc.subjectPhysical and biogeochemical interactionsen_US
dc.subjectZooplanktonen_US
dc.subjectAnalytical chemistry
dc.titleMacondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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