Abstract:

This dataset consists of benthic and planktic foraminiferal carbon isotope (C-13, C-14) measurements from sediment cores taken throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico with relation to the Deepwater Horizon. Stable isotope measurements were performed on Cibicidoides spp., Uvigerina spp. and Globigerinoides ruber (white).

Suggested Citation:

Schwing, Patrick and Chanton, Jeff. 2017. Gulf of Mexico Benthic and Planktic Foraminifera Carbon Isotopes, 2015. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7S180HN

Publications:

Schwing, P. T., Chanton, J. P., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., Goddard, E. A., Brooks, G. R., & Larson, R. A. (2018). Tracing the incorporation of carbon into benthic foraminiferal calcite following the Deepwater Horizon event. Environmental Pollution, 237, 424–429. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.066

Romero, I. C., Chanton, J. P., Roseheim, B. E., Radović, J. R., Schwing, P. T., Hollander, D. J., … Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2019). Long-Term Preservation of Oil Spill Events in Sediments: The Case for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Deep Oil Spills, 285–300. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_17

Schwing, P. T., & Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2019). Impact and Resilience of Benthic Foraminifera in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1 Oil Spills. Deep Oil Spills, 374–387. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_23

Purpose:

This dataset was developed to determine the impact and recovery of benthic infauna and epifauna related to subsurface petroleum releases in the Gulf of Mexico. It was also created to determine the amount of Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc petroleum incorporated in to foraminiferal calcite.

Data Parameters and Units:

UGAMS# (Source ID); ID (ID); Sample name includes depth below surface (WB1110 DSH08 10-12 mm, WB1114 DSH08 0-2 mm, WB1110 PCB06 4-6 mm, WB1114 PCB06 12-14 mm), [DSH08: 29.120917, -87.86545; PBC06: 29.099834, -87.2655]; 13C [δ13C (‰)]; 14C age, years BP (YYYY), ± (YY) pMC [percent modern carbon, (%)], ± (%); ∆14C [∆14C (‰)], ± (‰);

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