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Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Data for Oil Samples from the Bemidji Oil Spill Research Site, 1987-2020
The USGS is conducting a long-term study of a terrestrial crude oil spill that resulted from a ruptured pipeline in 1979. Samples of oil bailed from wells were analyzed for polyaromatic hydrocarbons by a commercial lab. A total of 32 samples were analyzed in three batches. A sample that serves as a surrogate for the original spilled oil was submitted with each batch. For each oil sample, concentrations of a conservative compound can be compared to that found in the original spilled oil surrogate to obtain an estimate of the total oil mass that has been biodegraded.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Jared J. Trost", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:jtrost@usgs.gov" } |
| description | The USGS is conducting a long-term study of a terrestrial crude oil spill that resulted from a ruptured pipeline in 1979. Samples of oil bailed from wells were analyzed for polyaromatic hydrocarbons by a commercial lab. A total of 32 samples were analyzed in three batches. A sample that serves as a surrogate for the original spilled oil was submitted with each batch. For each oil sample, concentrations of a conservative compound can be compared to that found in the original spilled oil surrogate to obtain an estimate of the total oil mass that has been biodegraded. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_611feaeed34e40dd9c01e1d5 |
| keyword |
[ "Beltrami", "Minnesota", "USGS:611feaeed34e40dd9c01e1d5", "biodegradation", "biogeochemical cycling", "contaminant transport", "contamination and pollution", "dissolved organic compounds", "environment", "gas chromatography", "geochemistry", "industrial pollution", "mass spectroscopy", "organic pollutants", "petroleum" ] |
| modified | 2025-07-24T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -94.9438, 47.4355, -94.7921, 47.5603 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Data for Oil Samples from the Bemidji Oil Spill Research Site, 1987-2020 |
