Abstract

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 for the 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), and WB1603 (2015-09-10 to 2015-10-02), led by chief scientists Dr. Steven Murawski and Dr. David Hollander.

Comments

Data and metadata is made available by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) through a CC0 license in compliance with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). The original dataset landing pages may be accessed at GRIIDC’s dataset monitoring webpage.

Data users are encouraged to contact the originating investigator prior to data use and provide appropriate credit.

Purpose

Data were collected to characterize the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on benthic species.

Keywords

Deepwater Horizon, oil spill, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, fish, Urophycis

UDI

R6.x805.000:0071

Date

4-8-2019

Point of Contact

Pulster, Erin
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
USA
epulster@mail.usf.edu

Funding Source

RFP-VI

Start of Data Collection

August 2012

End of Data Collection

September 2015

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-tv8b-7h23

Rights Information

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.

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