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. 1998 Dec;64(12):4703–4710. doi: 10.1128/aem.64.12.4703-4710.1998

TABLE 1.

Gulf of Mexico sampling data

Site
No. of isolates Date sampled (mo/day/yr or mo/yr) Temp (°C) Depth (m) Salinity (ppt) Total PAH concn (ppb)
Location Designation
Neashore sites
 Galveston Island 1 7 1/1/94 15 1.5 25 NDa
 Texas City Pier 2 7 1/1/94 15 1.5 17 ND
Offshore sitesb
 Matagorda Island Field Block MAI-686 8 1/94 15.58 ± 0.19 29 34.12 ± 2.27 11.5
 Mustang Island area MU-A85 1 1/94 17.21 ± 0.80 80 35.44 ± 0.37 25
a

ND, not determined. 

b

Data from reference 35