Sediment was collected before M-1 well oil made significant local landfall and analyzed for baseline conditions by a suite of diagnostic petroleum biomarkers.
Location
Gulf of Mexico
Summary
Preimpact samples of coastal sediment were obtained from 70 sites distributed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida that could potentially be affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Info derived
The purpose of this effort was to document conditions before oil made landfall at a given site and to characterize petroleum hydrocarbons that reside in coastal sediment samples before the M-1 oil spill could have any potential impact.
Comments
FAN added for data published in OFR 2011-1014.
This field activity is being conducted in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. **This notice is to remind Department of the Interior employees, contractors and volunteers of their ongoing legal obligation to preserve information related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill as required by the preservation notice issued May 4, 2010, by the Office of the Solicitor. The Preservation Notice requires the preservation of all documents, data, and artifacts that contain information related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and any activities related to the oil spill response, recovery, and clean-up. Please follow the link below to review the May 4, 2010, Preservation Notice and June 4, 2010, Preservation Reminder and FAQs. https://portal.doi.net/c/deepwater/Memos/Forms/AllItems.aspx
