Salinity, temperature, oxygen, sediment characterization, hydrocarbon characterization, heavy metal contaminant concentration, total organic carbon, porewater chemistry, and infaunal taxonomic identifications and counts collected during the Gulf of Mexico Comprehensive Synthetic Based Muds Monitoring Program between July 29, 2000 and May 20, 2002 (NCEI Accession 0069470)
The objective of this study was to assess the fate and physical, chemical, and biological effects of synthetic based drilling mud cuttings discharged from offshore platforms on the benthic environment of the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf and slope.