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Chemical Analysis Of Sediment And Fish Species Near The Hercules 265 Blowout, Gulf Of Mexico, 2013, Isabel Romero
Chemical Analysis Of Sediment And Fish Species Near The Hercules 265 Blowout, Gulf Of Mexico, 2013, Isabel Romero
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On July 23, 2013 a marine gas rig (Hercules 265) ignited in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The rig burned out of control for several days before being extinguished. We conducted a rapid-response sampling campaign near Hercules 265 after the fire to ascertain if sediments and fishes were polluted above earlier baseline levels. Sediment cores were collected to the SE of the rig at a distance of ~0.2 km, 8 km and 18 km using a multicorer, and demersal fishes were collected from ~0.2 to 8 km SE of the rig using a longline (508 hooks). Recently deposited sediments document …