Radiocarbon evidence that carbon from the Deepwater Horizon spill entered the planktonic food web of the Gulf of Mexico

Radiocarbon evidence that carbon from the Deepwater Horizon spill entered the planktonic food web of the Gulf of Mexico

The Deepwater Horizon (Macondo) oil spill released large volumes of oil and gas of distinct carbon isotopic composition to the northern Gulf of Mexico, allowing Graham et al (2010 Environ. Res. Lett. 5 045301) to use stable carbon isotopes (δ ^13 C) to infer the introduction of spilled oil into the...

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Main Authors: J P Chanton, J Cherrier, R M Wilson, J Sarkodee-Adoo, S Bosman, A Mickle, W M Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
radiocarbon
carbon isotope
petroleum hydrocarbon
methane
Gulf oil spill
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/4/045303

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