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
T.D. Lorenson
Florence L. Wong
Pamela L. Campbell
Siddhartha Mitra
2012
<p><span>Mesozooplankton (>200<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>μ</i><span>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</span><i>Deepwater Horizon</i><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>blowout. Mesozooplankton contained 0.03–97.9 ng g</span><sup>−1</sup><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>Deepwater Horizon</i><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>spill may have contributed to contamination in the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.</span></p>
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10.1029/2011GL049505
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Macondo-1 well oil-derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesozooplankton from the northern Gulf of Mexico
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