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Water column data from Point aux Pins, Alabama (2010-2011)

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Following crude oil contamination from the Deepwater Horizon explosion in June of 2010 of a marsh ecosystem in Alabama, hydrocarbon degrader microbial abundances of aerobic alkane, total hydrocarbon, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degraders were enumerated seasonally. Surface sediment samples were collected in October and December of 2010, and April and July of 2011 along a 40 to 70 m transects from the high tide to the intertidal zone and included Spartina alterniflora vegetated marsh, Ruppia maritima dominated sediments, and non-vegetated sediments. Alkane and total hydrocarbon degraders in the sediment were detected, while PAH degraders were below detection limit at all locations examined during the sampling periods. The highest counts for microbial alkane degraders were observed at the high tide line in April sediment.

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Author Dr. Behzad Mortazavi
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 23, 2022, 03:05 (UTC)
Created July 23, 2022, 03:05 (UTC)
Access_Constraints Permission to access these data must be given by Dr. Behzad Mortazavi or Dr. Agota Horel.
ISO 19115 Topic Categories environment, 007, oceans, 014, inlandWaters, 012
Place Keywords Point aux Pines, Alabama, Mississippi Sound, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island
Theme Keywords Deepwater Horizon, crude oil, hydrocarbon degraders, Macondo well, biodegradation, salt marsh
Use_Constraints Acknowledgment of the DISL: Mortazavi Lab, National Science Foundation Environmental Sustainability Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transportation Systems and the Mississippi State University/Northern Gulf Institute would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in the metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
dc.contributor Dr. Agota Horel
dc.coverage.placeName Point aux Pines Alabama Mississippi Sound Bayou La Batre Dauphin Island
dc.coverage.x.max -88.3031
dc.coverage.x.min -88.3036
dc.coverage.y.max 30.3792
dc.coverage.y.min 30.3786
dc.creator Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Mortazavi Lab
dc.date Unpublished material
dc.description Following crude oil contamination from the Deepwater Horizon explosion in June of 2010 of a marsh ecosystem in Alabama, hydrocarbon degrader microbial abundances of aerobic alkane, total hydrocarbon, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degraders were enumerated seasonally. Surface sediment samples were collected in October and December of 2010, and April and July of 2011 along a 40 to 70 m transects from the high tide to the intertidal zone and included Spartina alterniflora vegetated marsh, Ruppia maritima dominated sediments, and non-vegetated sediments. Alkane and total hydrocarbon degraders in the sediment were detected, while PAH degraders were below detection limit at all locations examined during the sampling periods. The highest counts for microbial alkane degraders were observed at the high tide line in April sediment.
dc.language en
dc.subject Deepwater Horizon crude oil hydrocarbon degraders Macondo well biodegradation salt marsh
dc.title Water column data from Point aux Pins, Alabama (2010-2011)
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