Gulf of Mexico dissolved hydrocarbons associated with the Ixtoc I mousse |
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| Authors: | SA Macko JK Winters PL Parker |
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| Institution: | The University of Texas, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas Marine Laboratory, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA |
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| Abstract: | Increased levels of dissolved hydrocarbons were observed in the western Gulf of Mexico during the late summer of 1979. This period was associated with heightened levels of surface tar and oil/water emulsion (mousse) directly resulting from the blowout of the Ixtoc I oil well in the Bay of Campeche on 3 June 1979. The observed concentrations of total dissolved hydrocarbons (up to 656.9 ng l?1, n-alkanes) were one to two orders of magnitude above levels observed at control stations (5.2 ng l?1, n-alkanes) and stations in the same area during the earlier Bureau of Land Management (BLM) baseline study. The highest concentrations observed were approximately of the same level as those obtained in an artificial spill/weathering experiment. |
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| Keywords: | Present address: Carnegie Institution of Washington Geophysical Laboratory Washington DC 20008 USA |
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