Research Article

Sediment Chemistry and Meiofauna from the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf

Table 3

Total PAH, total EPA priority pollutant PAH and organic carbon concentrations, and animal densities at each site.

SiteTotal PAH (g/kg)Total EPA PP PAH (g/kg)Organic carbon (%)Nematodes/10 cm2Copepods/10 cm2

739287041.4584
7511646301.0620612
7710065650.7816210
788153271.01522
805913371.342959
812341771.332452
821411251.09881
8316161.43765
8494941.2979221
8514414411323
861591410.51633
872311960.33373
89144750.39862
90109680.43701
91174950.313249
973391831.061935
982561750.34814
992781230.773408
1025053350.991092
1036193250.83741
1042191350.3821021
111351110x702
1123601190.315468
11311505620.68604
1618863950.7910411
16216248180.836613