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Three Year Assessment Of Nearshore Crude Oil Contamination In The Gulf Of Mexico Using Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia Patronus) As An Indicator Species: Menhaden Watch, Gregory Michael Olson
Three Year Assessment Of Nearshore Crude Oil Contamination In The Gulf Of Mexico Using Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia Patronus) As An Indicator Species: Menhaden Watch, Gregory Michael Olson
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Approximately 4.9 million barrels of crude oil along with natural gas were released into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) from April to July 2010 (Deepwater Horizon, DWH, spill). Impacts of this magnitude seldom occur in the GoM (Ixtoc I was the last spill close to this magnitude occurring in 1979), and one cannot predict when they will happen. Major constituents of concern found in crude oil are Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), which often have low volatility that allows for prolonged existence in the environment. PAHs are compounds of concern according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), with one …