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. 2016 Nov 8;11(11):e0165635. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165635

Table 2. Concentrations (μg/g sediment) of amino-BHPs in marine sediment samples.

    Amino-BHPs  
  I ΔI IMC I3Me II IIMC II3Me III ΔIII IIIMC III3Me ΔIIIMC ΔIII3Me Total nitrogen- containing BHPs (ug/g sediment)
  Base Peaka 830 828 846 844 772 788 786 714 712 730 728 728 726  
Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano (HMMV)      
new mud flow 0–1 cm PS74/2 169–1 PUC3 229 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02 0.01 bdl 0.17 0.02 0.14 bdl 0.01 bdl 0.38
aged flow 0–1 cm ARK XXIV-2 PS74 172–1 237 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 0.01 bdl 0.29 0.05 0.81 bdl 0.13 bdl 1.3
center 0–1 cm MSM16/2 847–1 MUC 53 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 0.01 bdl 0.63 0.09 1.26 bdl 0.19 bdl 2.19
center 10–12 cm MSM16/2 HMMV 63 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 0.02 bdl 0.17 0.02 0.17 bdl 0.02 bdl 0.41
new mud flow 0–1 cm MSM16/2 838–1 MUC 33 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02 0.01 bdl 1.07 0.09 0.82 bdl 0.06 bdl 2.07
newer mud flow 0–1 cm MSM16/2 855–1 MUC 73 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 0.01 bdl 1.1 0.13 1.24 bdl 0.15 bdl 2.64
newer mud flow 10–12 cm MSM16/2 HMMV 83 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02 0.01 bdl 0.17 0.02 0.11 bdl 0.01 bdl 0.33
aged flow 0–1 cm MSM16/2 823–1 MUC 19 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02 0.02 bdl 0.56 0.05 0.88 bdl 0.07 bdl 1.61
aged flow 10–12 cm MSM16/2 HMMV 28 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 0.01 bdl 0.15 0.01 0.11 bdl 0.01 bdl 0.29
Barents Sea Carbonate Crusts (BSCC) depth profile      
0–2 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl 1.36 bdl bdl 4.45 0.12 bdl bdl bdl bdl 5.93
2–4 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.21 bdl bdl 0.93 0.06 bdl bdl bdl bdl 1.2
4–6 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.04 bdl bdl 0.27 0.03 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.36
6–8 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.03 bdl bdl 0.19 0.02 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.26
8–10 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.07 bdl 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.09
10–13 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.03 bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.04
13–16 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.08 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.08
16–19 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.11 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.11
Amon Mud Volcano (AMV)      
central dome 0–1 cm M70/2a 760 PUC33 24 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02 0.07 bdl 0.42 0.13 2.67 bdl 0.96 bdl 4.27
sulfur band 0–1 cm M70/2a 765 PUC49+50 71 0.18 bdl 0.12 bdl 0.38 0.27 bdl 1.24 0.81 1.33 bdl 1.02 bdl 5.35
sulfur band 10–12 cm M70/2 81 0.36 0.04 0.11 bdl 0.3 0.11 bdl 1.07 1.09 0.48 bdl 0.5 bdl 4.06
sulfur band 0–1 cm M70/2a 790 PUC68 172 0.36 bdl 0.11 bdl 1.49 0.49 bdl 3.82 1.29 1.49 bdl 0.61 bdl 9.67
sulfur band, white mat MSM13/3 947–1 PUC31 73D 0.09 bdl 0.11 bdl 0.31 0.24 bdl 0.64 0.36 0.71 bdl 0.44 bdl 2.9
sulfur band 0–1 cm MSM13/3 968–1 PUC15 122 0.08 bdl 0.06 bdl 0.75 0.49 bdl 0.73 0.46 0.77 bdl 0.28 bdl 3.62
bacterial mats 0–1 cm MSM13/3 929–1 PUC22 45D 0.05 bdl 0.01 bdl 1.13 0.17 bdl 1.11 0.43 0.5 bdl 0.16 bdl 3.56
bacterial mats 10–12 cm MSM13/3 50D bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl 0.03 bdl 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.07
gassy centre, 10–12 cm MSM13/3 61D bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl 0.04 0.01 0.02 bdl 0.01 bdl 0.08
New Zealand Seeps (NZS)      
0–2 cmbsf Frenulata 45 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.09 0.06 bdl 0.21 0.03 0.29 bdl 0.05 bdl 0.73
10–12 cmbsf Frenulata 45 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.13 0.03 bdl 0.26 0.04 0.15 bdl 0.02 bdl 0.63
0–2 cmbsf Ampharetidae 309 0.06 bdl bdl bdl 1.11 0.17 bdl 1.32 1.17 2.59 bdl 0.26 bdl 6.67
10–12 cmbsf Ampharetidae 309 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 0.02 bdl 0.08 0.02 0.13 bdl 0.02 bdl 0.28
0–2 cmbsf Sulfur-oxidising bacteria 315 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.66 0.32 bdl 2.24 0.23 2.13 bdl 0.21 bdl 5.8
10–12 cmbsf Sulfur-oxidising bacteria 315 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.03 bdl bdl 0.14 0.02 0.1 bdl bdl bdl 0.28
Golfo Dulce (GD) Surface Sediment      
10 m water depth SG 1 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01
24 m water depth SG 2 0.16 bdl bdl bdl 0.03 bdl bdl 0.36 bdl 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.57
77 m water depth SG 4 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl 0.15 0.03 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.23
90 m water depth SG 5 0.04 bdl bdl bdl 0.02 bdl bdl 0.17 0.05 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.29
110 m water depth SG 6 bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl 0.08 0.07 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.18
120 m water depth SG 7 0.04 bdl bdl bdl 0.02 bdl bdl 0.36 0.2 0.02 bdl bdl bdl 0.63
140 m water depth SG 8 0.01 bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl bdl 0.11 0.08 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.21
Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Cold Seeps    
GC 234 CNSTS 4434   bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl 0.09 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.1
234 4436   bdl bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl bdl 0.04 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.04
GC 234 tube worm roots 4435   bdl bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl bdl 0.02 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02
GC 232   bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02
GC 185   bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.76 bdl bdl 0.2 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.95
GoM Sediments      
West Gulf WG2-099/6 bdl bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01
26°50'N, 92°40'W WG2-099/9 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl <0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.01
Eastern Gulf 88-C-1 DCS 128/17 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.02
27°30'N, 87°20'W DCS 128/13 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl <0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.01
DCS 128/21 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.01
Central Gulf CGD-136/17 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.01 bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.01
28°20'N, 89°38'W CGD-136/13 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl <0.01 bdl 0.01 bdl bdl bdl 0.01
Peru Sediment      
10–15 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.09 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.09
20–25 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.02
40–45 cmbsf   bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.09 bdl bdl bdl bdl bdl 0.09

abase peak = [M + H–CH3COOH]+

bdl–below detection limit