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. 2014 Apr 10;5:161. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00161

Table 3.

Comparison of submerged oil mat (SOM) hopane ratios with SRBs from Fourchon Beach (FB) and Elmer's Island (EI).

Sample Date PAH/hopane C2-PHEN/hopane C1-CHRYS/hopane Alkane/hopane
FB-SRBs 10/26/10 7.2 ± 0.84 2.2 ± 0.3 0.19 ± 0.05 130 ± 11
SOM 9/8/11 19 ± 5.8 4.8 ± 1.5 0.49 ± 0.12 199 ± 27
Oil snare 9/8/11 1.0 ± 0.17 0.11 ± 0.04 0.15 ± 0.03 40 ± 8.8
EI-SRB 10/20/11 1.7 ± 0.31 0.08 ± 0.03 0.39 ± 0.08 13 ± 9.6