Component-specific Investigation of Oil Distribution in Seawater - Partitioning of oil in the absence of biota : Control tank data after 1 hour

This roller tank experiment was conducted to support results in GRIIDC datasets R4.x263.000:0034 and R4.x263.000:0035. It investigates the dissolution of different oil compounds (n-alkanes and polyaromatic hydrocarbons) into the dissolved water phase after only 1 hour of rotation. The effect of the dispersant Corexit on the dissolution was investigated as well. No organisms were present in the tanks in this experiment. The aim was to gain additional information on oil compound dissolution, since it was found to be of importance for oil incorporation into marine oil snow.