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Table T9. Perfluorocarbon tracer and fluorescent microsphere concentrations, Site U1326.

Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
Detected PFT
(ng/g sediment)
Detected particles
(number/g sediment)
Comments
Inner Outer Inner Outer
APC cores
311-U1326C-
1H-2, 85–90 2.35 ND ND >0.1 x 104 0.8 x 104 Near mudline
1H-3, 0–5 3.00 BDL 0.0013 BDL >0.1 x 104
4H-1, 5–6 22.95 ND ND >0.1 x 104 >0.1 x 104 Sand layer
4H-2, 0–5 24.40 BDL BDL BDL BDL
4H-3, 110–111 24.00 ND ND BDL >0.1 x 104 Sand layer
XCB cores
311-U1326D-
10X-3, 135–150 169.87 ND ND BDL >0.1 x 104 Gas hydrate sample
14X-1, 103–116 205.03 ND ND >0.1 x 104 >0.1 x 104 Gas hydrate sample
20X-5, 119–120 267.73 ND ND BDL 1.4 x 104 Biscuit
20X-5, 124–125 267.78 ND ND >0.1 x 104 >0.1 x 104 Nonbiscuit

Notes: PFT = perfluorocarbon tracers. APC = advanced piston corer, XCB = extended core barrel. ND = no data, BDL = below detection limit.

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