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

Siddhartha Mitra; David G. Kimmel; Jessica Snyder; Kimberly Scalise; Benjamin D. McGlaughon; Michael R. Roman; Ginger L. Jahn; James J. Pierson; Stephen B. Brandt; Joseph P. Montoya; Robert J. Rosenbauer; Thomas D. Lorenson; Florence L. Wong; Pamela L. Campbell

doi:10.1029/2011GL049505

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

Siddhartha Mitra
, David G. Kimmel
, Jessica Snyder
, Kimberly Scalise
, Benjamin D. McGlaughon
, Michael R. Roman
, Ginger L. Jahn
, James J. Pierson
, Stephen B. Brandt
, Joseph P. Montoya
, Robert J. Rosenbauer
, Thomas D. Lorenson
, Florence L. Wong
, Pamela L. Campbell

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Mesozooplankton (>200 m) 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/V Deepwater 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.

Original language	English
Article number	L01605
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL049505
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Mitra, S., Kimmel, D. G., Snyder, J., Scalise, K., McGlaughon, B. D., Roman, M. R., Jahn, G. L., Pierson, J. J., Brandt, S. B., Montoya, J. P., Rosenbauer, R. J., Lorenson, T. D., Wong, F. L., & Campbell, P. L. (2012). Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Geophysical Research Letters, 39(1), Article L01605. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL049505

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