Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Dunes, 2010-2011

Soil samples from seven coastal dune locations around the northern Gulf of Mexico were analyzed for Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons. The data includes samples from foredune, interdune, and backdune plots at islands in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. Thomas A. Miller authored this dataset, which can be paired with vegetation samples from the same areas.

Use Cases

• Assessing petroleum hydrocarbon contamination levels based on soil sample data from specific dune zones.
• Correlating pollution with vegetation health based on the mention of paired vegetation samples.
• Mapping spatial distribution of contaminants across different islands in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Analyzing the relationship between dune geomorphology (foredune, interdune, backdune) and hydrocarbon concentration.

Strengths

• Samples cover seven distinct island locations across three U.S. states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida).
• Data includes samples from three specific dune plot types: foredune, interdune, and backdune.
• Samples were processed by a named laboratory (Test America) for TRPH analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Thomas A. Miller via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Soil samples were collected and processed by Test America for TRPH analysis.

Time Range

2010-2011

Geography

Northern Gulf of Mexico, including Trinity Island (LA), Horn Island (MS), Santa Rosa Island (FL), Crooked Island (FL), St. George Island (FL), Anclote Key (FL), and La Costa Island (FL).