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Use Of Spectrofluorometry To Detect Petroleum Hydrocarbons In The Marine Environment, Mary Iris Abercrombie Nov 2019

Use Of Spectrofluorometry To Detect Petroleum Hydrocarbons In The Marine Environment, Mary Iris Abercrombie

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The genesis of this research was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which discharged petroleum and gas into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days in 2010. High-resolution fluorescence spectroscopy was employed for the detection of petroleum in seawater samples following the oil spill. Fluorescence arises from the chemical structure of π-bonding in C=C bonds, especially those in aromatic structures. Spectrofluorometry was also used to observe and track the formation of petroleum plumes in seawater undergoing controlled physical dispersion in a wave tank, both with and without the addition of chemical dispersant. Further, the changing fluorescence characteristics of a broad range …


Improving The Integration Of Restoration And Conservation In Marine And Coastal Ecosystems: Lessons From The Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Richard L. Wallace, Gilbert Gilbert, John E. Reynolds Iii Nov 2019

Improving The Integration Of Restoration And Conservation In Marine And Coastal Ecosystems: Lessons From The Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Richard L. Wallace, Gilbert Gilbert, John E. Reynolds Iii

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In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, much has been learned about the biological, ecological, physical, and chemical conditions of the Gulf of Mexico. In parallel, the research community has also gained insight about the social and organizational structures and processes necessary for oil spill response and subsequent marine and coastal restoration. However, even with these lessons from both the Deepwater Horizon and previous spills, including 1989’s Exxon Valdez and the Ixtoc 1 in 1979, our understanding of how to avoid future crises has not advanced at the same pace as offshore oil and gas development. We argue that …


Three-Dimensional Daily Hindcast Of Oil Concentrations And Oil Mass Estimates From The Far-Field Modeling Of A Deep Water Spill Scenario In The Northwest African Continental Shelf, Using The Connectivity Modeling System On A Probabilistic Approach, Claire B. Paris, Natalie Perlin, Ana C. Vaz Oct 2019

Three-Dimensional Daily Hindcast Of Oil Concentrations And Oil Mass Estimates From The Far-Field Modeling Of A Deep Water Spill Scenario In The Northwest African Continental Shelf, Using The Connectivity Modeling System On A Probabilistic Approach, Claire B. Paris, Natalie Perlin, Ana C. Vaz

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The dataset contains the numerical results of probabilistic forecasts for possible oil spills in the Northwest African continental Shelf, around Senegal. The origin of possible oil spills scenarios are deep wells proposed to operate in and around Cayar Canyon (Senegal). Oil dispersal and concentrations were simulated using the latest updated version of the oil application of the Connectivity Modeling System (CMS) or oil- CMS. In this version, the specified hydrocarbon pseudo-components are in the same droplet. The post-processing analysis yielded 4-D spatiotemporal data of the oil concentrations and oil mass on a regular horizontal and vertical grid, as well as …


Associations Between Chronic Exposure To Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Health Indices In Gulf Of Mexico Tilefish (Lopholatilus Chamaeleonticeps) Post Deepwater Horizon, Susan M. Syder, Erin Pulster, Steven Murawski Aug 2019

Associations Between Chronic Exposure To Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Health Indices In Gulf Of Mexico Tilefish (Lopholatilus Chamaeleonticeps) Post Deepwater Horizon, Susan M. Syder, Erin Pulster, Steven Murawski

C-IMAGE Publications

A time series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) data was collected for Gulf of Mexico demersal fishes in the years following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2012–2017). Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps ) were sampled via demersal longline at repeat stations in the northern Gulf of Mexico in 2012 to 2015 and 2017. Bile samples (n  = 256) were analyzed via high‐performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection for PAH metabolites as a biomarker of exposure to PAHs. Liver tissues (n  = 230) were analyzed for accumulation of PAHs and alkylated homologs via quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe …


Muscle Concentrations Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) In Red Snapper And Yellowedge Grouper Data Collected Aboard R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises Wb-0915 And Wb-0816 In The Southern Gulf Of Mexico From 2015-09-16 To 2016-08-19, Adolfo Gracia Jun 2019

Muscle Concentrations Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) In Red Snapper And Yellowedge Grouper Data Collected Aboard R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises Wb-0915 And Wb-0816 In The Southern Gulf Of Mexico From 2015-09-16 To 2016-08-19, Adolfo Gracia

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This dataset contains muscle concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Red Snapper and Yellowedge Grouper data collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruises WB-0915 and WB-0816 in the southern Gulf of Mexico from 2015-09-16 to 2016-08-19. Red snapper and Yellowedge grouper were caught in Campeche Bay using demersal longline sampling gear. Longline sets were generally deployed at six sites along pre-defined transects from relatively shallow to deep continental shelf areas. The nominal depths sampled along each transect were 37, 73, 110, 146, 183 and 274 m. At each station, eight km of 544 kg test monofilament main line was deployed, …


Liver Anomalies In Red Snapper (Lutjanus Campechanus) Collected Aboard R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises Wb-1701 And Wb-1603 In The Southern Gulf Of Mexico From 2015-09-17 To 2016-08-19, Adolfo Gracia Jun 2019

Liver Anomalies In Red Snapper (Lutjanus Campechanus) Collected Aboard R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises Wb-1701 And Wb-1603 In The Southern Gulf Of Mexico From 2015-09-17 To 2016-08-19, Adolfo Gracia

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This dataset contains liver anomalies in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) that were collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruises WB-1701 and WB-1603 in the southern Gulf of Mexico from 2015-09-17 to 2016-08-19. Red snapper samples were caught in Campeche Bay and Yucatan Shelf using demersal longline sampling gear. At each station, 544 kg test monofilament main line was deployed, with a mean of 433 baited hooks per set. Livers of red snappers were examined for hepatic parenchymal changes. The dataset includes the date, location of sample collection sites, the common and scientific name of the fish examined, the classification and the …


Input, Output And Complete Run Files For The Atlantis Ecosystem Model Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Simulations Including Fish And Invertebrate Effects, Cameron Ainsworth, Lindsey N. Dornberger May 2019

Input, Output And Complete Run Files For The Atlantis Ecosystem Model Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Simulations Including Fish And Invertebrate Effects, Cameron Ainsworth, Lindsey N. Dornberger

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These data include input and output files from the Gulf of Mexico Atlantis model. The simulations are published in Dornberger et al., 2019. The dataset includes every file needed to recreate the simulations: 1) the 18 spatial forcing files needed to recreate the sensitivity analysis; these vary the oil sensitivity threshold K, the fish oil threshold and the invertebrate oil threshold. The file naming scheme indicates parameter values used. 2) the three .prm files needed to recreate the different levels of fishing mortality (F=0.5, 1, 2.0, 10), The F rate indicates an increase in fishing mortality across all fishing sectors …


Concentrations Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) In Liver Tissue Of Golden Tilefish Collected Aboard Multiple R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises In The Gulf Of Mexico From 2012-08-13 To 2017-08-01, Erin Pulster, S. M. Synder, Steven A. Murawski May 2019

Concentrations Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) In Liver Tissue Of Golden Tilefish Collected Aboard Multiple R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises In The Gulf Of Mexico From 2012-08-13 To 2017-08-01, Erin Pulster, S. M. Synder, Steven A. Murawski

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This dataset contains the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in liver tissue of golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) collected aboard multiple R/V Weatherbird II cruises WB1304 (2012-08-13 to 2012-08-25), WB1403 (2013-08-15 to 2013-08-30), WB1502 (2014-08-05 to 2014-08-20), WB1602 (2015-08-15 to 2015-08-30), WB1603 (2015-09-10 to 2015-10-02), WB1701 (2016-08-02 to 2016-09-09), and WB1736 (2017-07-18 to 2017-08-01) in the Gulf of Mexico during the Gulf of Mexico-wide surveys from 2012-2017. PAH was extracted from livers with a modified QuEChERS (Bond Elut, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) method optimized specifically for this study species. Extracts were analyzed using Agilent’s 7890B gas chromatograph (GC) …


Oil Degradation In Laboratory Simulated Shallow Sandy Sediments From Pensacola Beach, Florida, Will Overholt Apr 2019

Oil Degradation In Laboratory Simulated Shallow Sandy Sediments From Pensacola Beach, Florida, Will Overholt

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This dataset contains the results of laboratory experiments performed on samples of shallow sandy sediments from Pensacola Beach, Florida with the goal of determining how beach microbes will respond to Macondo oil buried in sandy sediments. The dataset includes information about oxygen profiles, nitrate concentrations, nitrite concentrations, ammonium concentrations, phosphate concentrations, microbial 16S amplicons, microbial metagenomes, and total petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations.


Hepatic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) In Gulf And Southern Hake Collected Aboard Multiple R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises In The Gulf Of Mexico From 2012-08-21 To 2015-09-24, Erin Pulster, Steven A. Murawski, Rachel Struch Apr 2019

Hepatic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) In Gulf And Southern Hake Collected Aboard Multiple R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises In The Gulf Of Mexico From 2012-08-21 To 2015-09-24, Erin Pulster, Steven A. Murawski, Rachel Struch

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This dataset contains hepatic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Gulf and Southern Hake collected aboard multiple R/V Weatherbird II cruises in the Gulf of Mexico from 2012-08-21 to 2015-09-24. PAH was extracted from liver samples using a modified QuEChERS (Bond Elut, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) method optimized specifically for these study species. Extracts were analyzed using Agilent’s 7890B gas chromatograph (GC) coupled to a 7010 tandem mass spectrometer (MS/MS) operating in multiple reactions mode (MRM). The dataset contains the location, date, biometrics, and the total concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) in livers. The cruise documentation was provided …


Dispersant Enhances Hydrocarbon Degradation And Alters The Structure Of Metabolically Active Microbial Communities In Shallow Seawater From The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico, Xiaoxu Sun, Lena Chu, Elisa Mercando, Isabel Romero, David Hollander, Joel E Kostka Jan 2019

Dispersant Enhances Hydrocarbon Degradation And Alters The Structure Of Metabolically Active Microbial Communities In Shallow Seawater From The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico, Xiaoxu Sun, Lena Chu, Elisa Mercando, Isabel Romero, David Hollander, Joel E Kostka

C-IMAGE Publications

Dispersant application is a primary emergency oil spill response strategy and yet the efficacy and unintended consequences of this approach in marine ecosystems remain controversial. To address these uncertainties, ex situ incubations were conducted to quantify the impact of dispersant on petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) biodegradation rates and microbial community structure at as close as realistically possible to approximated in situ conditions [2 ppm v/v oil with or without dispersant, at a dispersant to oil ratio (DOR) of 1:15] in surface seawater. Biodegradation rates were not substantially affected by dispersant application at low mixing conditions, while under completely dispersed conditions, biodegradation …