Location of natural oil seep and chemical fingerprinting suggest alternative explanation for deep sea coral observations

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 40, 2012, Pages

  Boehm, Paul D ^a   Carragher, Peter D ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Rose and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CORAL; DEEP SEA; LANDSLIDE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; GULF OF MEXICO; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84867049488     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1209658109     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. White HK, et al. (2012) Impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a deep-water coral community in the Gulf of Mexico. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 10.1073/pnas.1118029109.
2. Boehm PD, Cook LL, Murray KJ (2011) Aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in seawater: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Proceedings 2011 International Oil Spill Conference (American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC). Available at: http://www. iosc.org/papers-posters/IOSC-2011-371-file001.pdf. Accessed on July 27, 2012. doi/10.1073/pnas.1209658109