The fate and distribution of oil residues in deep-sea sediments resulting from the sinking of marine snow in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Isabel C Romero1, Jeff Chanton2, Gregg Brooks3, Samantha Bosman2, Rebekka Larson4 and Arne R Diercks5, (1)University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, (2)Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (3)Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, United States, (4)Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL, United States, (5)The University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States