Water column data from Point aux Pins, Alabama (2010-2011)
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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dc.date | Unpublished material |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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