Abstract:

This dataset contains hepatobiliary concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) collected aboard multiple research and fishing vessels (R/V Weatherbird II, NCF, FSU, Texas A&M, MSU, GCRL) in the Gulf of Mexico in September 2015, and April to September 2017. Untreated bile PAHs were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-F) methodology. Liver PAHs were extracted from homogenized liver tissues using QuEChERS EMR (Agilent Technologies, Bond Elut) and confirmed and quantified using an Agilent’s 7890B gas chromatograph (GC) coupled to a 7010 tandem mass spectrometer (MS/MS) operating in multiple reactions mode (MRM). The dataset includes the date, location of sampling collection sites, and concentration of various hepatobiliary concentrations of PAHs in liver tissue. The related data (biliary PAHs in concentrations in gafftopsail catfish) collected during R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB1603 on 2015-09-21 is available under GRIIDC Unique Dataset Identifier (UDI): R6.x805.000:0048 (DOI: 10.7266/N7X34W1J).

Suggested Citation:

Erin Pulster, Steven Murawski. 2020. Hepatobiliary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations in gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus) collected aboard multiple research and fishing vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2015-09-21 to 2017-09-06. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/J432RZGS

Purpose:

Data were collected as part of the C-IMAGE Gulf-wide surveys (2015) and a separate independent study (2017) in order to characterize the impacts of oil exposure in gafftopsail catfish.

Data Parameters and Units:

Cruise, Vessel (R/V Weatherbird II, NCF, FSU, Texas A&M, MSU, GCRL), Principal Investigator (Steven A. Murawski), Lat (Latitude in decimal degrees), Long (Longitude in decimal degrees), Month (MM), Day (DD), Year (YYYY), State, Country, General GeoLocation, Species name (Gafftopsail Catfish), Fish ID, Biliary PAHs concentrations [Nap (ng FAC/g bile), PHN (ng FAC/g bile), BaP (ng FAC/g bile), ∑FACs (ng FAC/g bile)], and hepatic PAHs concentrations [∑PAH (ng/g w.w.), ∑LMW (ng/g w.w.), ∑HMW (ng/g w.w.), Naphthalene, C1 Naphthalene, C2 Naphthalene, C3 Naphthalene, C4 Naphthalene, Acenaphthylene, Acenaphthene Fluorene, C1 Fluorene, C2 Fluorene, C3 Fluorene, C4 Fluorene, Dibenzothiophene, C1 Dibenzothiophene, C2 Dibenzothiophene, C3 Dibenzothiophene, C4 Dibenzothiophene, Phenanthrene, Anthracene, C1 Phenanthrene/Anthracene, C2 Phenanthrene/Anthracene, C3 Phenanthrene/Anthracene, C4 Phenanthrene/Anthracene, C5 Phenanthrene/Anthracene, Fluoranthene, Pyrene, C1 Fluoranthene/Pyrene, C2 Fluoranthene/pyrene, C3 Fluoranthene/Pyrene, C4 Fluoranthene/Pyrene, C5 Fluoranthene/Pyrene, Benzo[a]anthracene Chrysene, C1 Benzo[a]anthracene/Chrysene, C2 Benzo[a]anthracene/Chrysene, C3 Benzo[a]anthracene/Chrysene, C4 Benz[a]anthracene/Chrysene, C5 Benz[a]anthracene/Chrysene, Benzo[b]fluoranthene, Benzo[k]fluoranthene, Benzo[e]pyrene, Benzo[a]pyrene, Perylene, Dibenz[a,h]anthracene, Indenopyrene, Benzo[ghi]perylene]. Please note: Nap = Naphthalene; PHN = Phenanthrene; BaP = Benzo[a]pyrene; ng = nanogram; FAC = Fluorescent Aromatic Compounds; g = gram; ∑FACs = sum Nap+PHN+BaP FACs; ng/g w.w. = nanogram per gram of wet weight; T46PAH = Total or sum of 46 PAHs analyzed; PAH = polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; TLMW = Total or sum of the low molecular weight PAHs; THMW = Total or sum of the high molecular weight PAHs; and N/A = data not available. Dataset also includes the cruise documentation for the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB1603, led by chief scientist Dr. Steven A. Murawski.

Methods:

Liver PAHs were extracted from homogenized liver tissues using QuEChERS EMR (Agilent Technologies, Bond Elut) and confirmed and quantified using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS).

Instruments:

Extracts were analyzed using Agilent’s 7890B gas chromatograph (GC) coupled to a 7010 tandem mass spectrometer (MS/MS) operating in multiple reactions mode (MRM).

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