Concentrations of saturated hydrocarbons measured during the standardized sediment-oil-agglomerate (sSOA) experiment from 2010-10-22 to 2013-12-16

The dataset lists the concentrations of saturated hydrocarbons measured during the standardized sediment-oil-agglomerate (sSOA) experiment. In this experiment, 100 sSOAs produced from agglomerates washed-up at Pensacola Beach/Florida and were buried in the upper 50 cm of the sandy beach at Pensacola Beach/Florida. Five pairs of sSOAs contained in stainless steel teaballs were attached to a 50 cm long vertical PVC pipe, such that pairs of sSOAs were positioned a 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 cm sediment depth. sSOA degradation was followed over 3 years. The sSOA arrays were deployed on October 22nd, 2010, and then retrieved with surrounding sediment at seven monthly to bimonthly intervals for approximately one year and thereafter at three larger intervals until the final sampling on 16 December 2013 (2 Dec10, 19 Jan 11, 2 Mar 11, 21 Apr 11, 16 Jun 11, 28 Jul 11, 14 Sep 11, 10 Jan 12, 26 Oct 12, 16 Dec 13). One parameter monitored was saturated hydrocarbon content of the sSOAs, which is reported in this dataset.