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Barataria Bay 2011 Oil Composition Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Total Resolved, and Unresolved Complex Mixtures

Authors: Zeynep Dincer Kirman, Jose L. Sericano, Terry L. Wade, Thomas S. Bianchi, Franco Marcantonio, Alexander S. Kolker

Published On: Jun 15 2017 21:08 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7TB159S

UDI: R1.x137.000:0014

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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-I

Research Group:
Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR)

Point of Contact

Terry Wade
Texas A&M University / Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
terry@gerg.tamu.edu

Data Collection Period

2011-10-06

Theme keywords

Deepwater Horizon, Sediments, Oil, total petroleum hydrocarbons, resolved complex mixture, unresolved complex mixture

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Abstract:

One and a half years after the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill a set of subtidal and intertidal marsh sediment cores were collected in Barataria Bay, Louisiana an area known to be impacted by the spill. These cores were analyzed to determine the concentration and if the source of the hydrocarbon was the DWH oil spill based on chemical fingerprinting. An archived core, collected before the DWH oil spill from the same area, was also analyzed to assess the background hydrocarbon composition of the area. In addition pre-spill concentrations were assessed based on deeper core sections. The analyses included total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), total resolved (TR), and unresolved complex mixtures (UCM). The overall objective was to see if sediments were contaminated with DWH oil, how much and how these concentrations compared to concentrations in this area before the DWH oil spill. Additional data can be found in GRIIDC datasets R1.x137.000:0012, R1.x137.000:0013, R1.x137.000:0015, and R1.x137.000:0016.

Suggested Citation:

Zeynep Dincer Kirman, Jose L. Sericano, Terry L. Wade, Thomas S. Bianchi, Franco Marcantonio, Alexander S. Kolker. 2017. Barataria Bay 2011 Oil Composition Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Total Resolved, and Unresolved Complex Mixtures. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7TB159S

Publications:

Dincer Kırman, Z., Sericano, J. L., Wade, T. L., Bianchi, T. S., Marcantonio, F., & Kolker, A. S. (2016). Composition and depth distribution of hydrocarbons in Barataria Bay marsh sediments after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Pollution, 214, 101–113. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.071

Purpose:

To determine if sediments were contaminated with DWH oil, how much and how these concentrations compared to concentrations in this area before the DWH oil spill.

Data Parameters and Units:

Client Sample ID (includes collection month, year, and depth in cm), Latitude (degrees minutes seconds), Longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds), Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (ug/g), Total Resolved (ug/g), Unresolved complex mixture (UCM, ug/g)