Mapping spatial and temporal variation of seafloor organic matter Delta C-14 and delta C-13 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Mapping spatial and temporal variation of seafloor organic matter Delta C-14 and delta C-13 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. / Rogers, Kelsey L.; Bosman, Samantha H.; Wildermann, Natalie; Rosenheim, Brad E.; Montoya, Joseph P.; Hollander, David; Zhao, Tingting; Chanton, Jeffrey P.

I: Marine Pollution Bulletin, Bind 164, 112076, 2021.

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Rogers, KL, Bosman, SH, Wildermann, N, Rosenheim, BE, Montoya, JP, Hollander, D, Zhao, T & Chanton, JP 2021, 'Mapping spatial and temporal variation of seafloor organic matter Delta C-14 and delta C-13 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill', Marine Pollution Bulletin, bind 164, 112076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112076

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Rogers, K. L., Bosman, S. H., Wildermann, N., Rosenheim, B. E., Montoya, J. P., Hollander, D., Zhao, T., & Chanton, J. P. (2021). Mapping spatial and temporal variation of seafloor organic matter Delta C-14 and delta C-13 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 164, [112076]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112076

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Rogers KL, Bosman SH, Wildermann N, Rosenheim BE, Montoya JP, Hollander D o.a. Mapping spatial and temporal variation of seafloor organic matter Delta C-14 and delta C-13 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2021;164. 112076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112076

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Rogers, Kelsey L. ; Bosman, Samantha H. ; Wildermann, Natalie ; Rosenheim, Brad E. ; Montoya, Joseph P. ; Hollander, David ; Zhao, Tingting ; Chanton, Jeffrey P. / Mapping spatial and temporal variation of seafloor organic matter Delta C-14 and delta C-13 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. I: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2021 ; Bind 164.

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title = "Mapping spatial and temporal variation of seafloor organic matter Delta C-14 and delta C-13 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill",
abstract = "Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, large amounts of biodegraded oil (petrocarbon) sank to the seafloor. Our objectives were to 1) determine post-spill isotopic values as the sediments approached a new baseline and 2) track the recovery of affected sediments. Sediment organic carbon Delta C-13 and Delta C-14 reached a post spill baseline averaging -21.2 +/- 0.9 parts per thousand (n = 129) and-220 +/- 66 parts per thousand (n = 95). Spatial variations in seafloor organic carbon baseline isotopic values, C-13 and C-14, were influenced by river discharge and hydrocarbon seepage, respectively. Inverse Distance Weighting of surface sediment Delta C-14 values away from seep sites showed a 50% decrease in the total mass of petrocarbon, from 2010 to 2014. We estimated a rate of loss of -2 x 10(9) g of petrocarbon-C/year, 2-11% of the degradation rates in surface slicks. Despite the observed recovery in sediments, lingering residual material in the surface sediments was evident seven years following the blowout.",
keywords = "Deepwater Horizon, Radiocarbon, Sediments, Gulf of Mexico, Carbon isotopes, Petrocarbon",
author = "Rogers, {Kelsey L.} and Bosman, {Samantha H.} and Natalie Wildermann and Rosenheim, {Brad E.} and Montoya, {Joseph P.} and David Hollander and Tingting Zhao and Chanton, {Jeffrey P.}",
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AU - Rogers, Kelsey L.

AU - Bosman, Samantha H.

AU - Wildermann, Natalie

AU - Rosenheim, Brad E.

AU - Montoya, Joseph P.

AU - Hollander, David

AU - Zhao, Tingting

AU - Chanton, Jeffrey P.

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N2 - Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, large amounts of biodegraded oil (petrocarbon) sank to the seafloor. Our objectives were to 1) determine post-spill isotopic values as the sediments approached a new baseline and 2) track the recovery of affected sediments. Sediment organic carbon Delta C-13 and Delta C-14 reached a post spill baseline averaging -21.2 +/- 0.9 parts per thousand (n = 129) and-220 +/- 66 parts per thousand (n = 95). Spatial variations in seafloor organic carbon baseline isotopic values, C-13 and C-14, were influenced by river discharge and hydrocarbon seepage, respectively. Inverse Distance Weighting of surface sediment Delta C-14 values away from seep sites showed a 50% decrease in the total mass of petrocarbon, from 2010 to 2014. We estimated a rate of loss of -2 x 10(9) g of petrocarbon-C/year, 2-11% of the degradation rates in surface slicks. Despite the observed recovery in sediments, lingering residual material in the surface sediments was evident seven years following the blowout.

AB - Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, large amounts of biodegraded oil (petrocarbon) sank to the seafloor. Our objectives were to 1) determine post-spill isotopic values as the sediments approached a new baseline and 2) track the recovery of affected sediments. Sediment organic carbon Delta C-13 and Delta C-14 reached a post spill baseline averaging -21.2 +/- 0.9 parts per thousand (n = 129) and-220 +/- 66 parts per thousand (n = 95). Spatial variations in seafloor organic carbon baseline isotopic values, C-13 and C-14, were influenced by river discharge and hydrocarbon seepage, respectively. Inverse Distance Weighting of surface sediment Delta C-14 values away from seep sites showed a 50% decrease in the total mass of petrocarbon, from 2010 to 2014. We estimated a rate of loss of -2 x 10(9) g of petrocarbon-C/year, 2-11% of the degradation rates in surface slicks. Despite the observed recovery in sediments, lingering residual material in the surface sediments was evident seven years following the blowout.

KW - Deepwater Horizon

KW - Radiocarbon

KW - Sediments

KW - Gulf of Mexico

KW - Carbon isotopes

KW - Petrocarbon

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DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112076

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JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin

JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin

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