Assimilation of Oil-Derived Elements by Oysters Due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010

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This dataset contains stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in oyster shell, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Shell material was sampled from oysters grown at five sites along the Mississippi-Alabama coast and in Mobile Bay before, during, and after the spill (June 2008, April-July 2010). Samples of SPM were collected from the same or equivalent sites and timeframes. Oil samples came from tar balls, mats, and semisolid oil forms collected from sediments along the shoreline from the Florida-Alabama border to Petit Bois Island in Mississippi. For all samples, the stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen were determined. Oyster shell samples were also analyzed for six trace and minor elements which have been highlighted for use in detection of hydrocarbon pollution (Cd, Co, Mo, Ni, Pd, V).

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Author Ruth H. Carmichael
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. Ruth Carmichael of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
ISO 19115 Topic Categories biota, environment, inlandWaters, oceans
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Mobile Bay, Denton Reef, Sand Reef, Fort Morgan, Orange Beach, Alabama, Grand Bay, Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico
Theme Keywords Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Deepwater Horizon, DWH, oil spill, oyster diet, suspended particulate matter, carbon, nitrogen, stable isotope analysis, food web structure, oyster transplant experiment, trace element, oyster shell
Use_Constraints Acknowledgment of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL), National Science Foundation REU program (2356JV), the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (MESC)-BP Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (10-BP-GoMRI-DISL), and Northern Gulf Institute (NGI)-BP GoMRI Phase I is required 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 DISL: Carmichael Lab
dc.coverage.placeName Dauphin Island Sea Lab DISL Mobile Bay Denton Reef Sand Reef Fort Morgan Orange Beach Alabama Grand Bay Mississippi Gulf of Mexico
dc.coverage.x.max -87.51488
dc.coverage.x.min -88.46327
dc.coverage.y.max 30.40594
dc.coverage.y.min 30.23994
dc.creator Ruth H. Carmichael, Amanda L. Jones, Heather K. Patterson, William C. Walton, Alberto Perez-Huerta, Edward B. Overton, Meghan Dailey, and Kristine L. Willett
dc.date 2012
dc.description This dataset contains stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in oyster shell, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Shell material was sampled from oysters grown at five sites along the Mississippi-Alabama coast and in Mobile Bay before, during, and after the spill (June 2008, April-July 2010). Samples of SPM were collected from the same or equivalent sites and timeframes. Oil samples came from tar balls, mats, and semisolid oil forms collected from sediments along the shoreline from the Florida-Alabama border to Petit Bois Island in Mississippi. For all samples, the stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen were determined. Oyster shell samples were also analyzed for six trace and minor elements which have been highlighted for use in detection of hydrocarbon pollution (Cd, Co, Mo, Ni, Pd, V).
dc.identifier http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/es302369h
dc.language en
dc.subject biota environment inlandWaters oceans
dc.title Assimilation of Oil-Derived Elements by Oysters Due to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010
dc.type spreadsheet
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