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Table T1. Total (biological + chemical) and chemical activity in samples measured as heat output by microcalorimetry, Sites C0014, C0015, and C0017.

Hole Depth
(mbsf)
Anaerobic Aerobic
Total activity
at 25°C
(µW/g)
Total activity
at 90°C
(µW/g)
Chemical activity
at 90°C
(µW/g)
Total activity
at 25°C
(µW/g)
Total activity
at 90°C
(µW/g)
Chemical activity
at 90°C
(µW/g)
C0014B 0.4 0 24 0 46 221 98
  1.3 0 66 2 65 361 213
  2.6 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  4.0 0 32 12 ND ND ND
  5.4 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  6.5 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  8.8 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  15.3 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  17.5 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  20.0 0 87 0 ND ND ND
  23.0 0 42 0 ND ND ND
  24.9 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  26.3 0 0 0 ND ND ND
C0014D 0.3 0 0 0 67 158 0
  2.1 0 0 64 59 362 482
  3.2 0 0 0 ND ND ND
  4.3 0 0 28 ND ND ND
  6.7 0 18 0 ND ND ND
  8.7 0 0 4 ND ND ND
  10.2 0 0 92 ND ND ND
  11.5 0 0 53 ND ND ND
  12.9 0 0 123 ND ND ND
C0015B 0.4 0 0 148 0 0 0
  3.5 0 0 47 48 288 222
C0015C 7.0 0 0 222 1 4 0
  9.0 0 32 59 4 0 0
C0017A 0.7 0 96 28 25 80 20
  6.4 0 0 15 19 63 18
C0017B 10.9 0 42 9 12 42 0
  14.9 0 0 39 12 59 19
C0017C 20.2 0 4 0 0 71 3
  24.7 0 1 0 0 156 11
  26.7 0 24 0 0 47 0
  28.4 0 350 20 0 2 0
  30.1 0 198 0 0 0 0
C0017D 63.8 0 85 0 0 0 0
  66.6 0 0 51 0 0 0
  68.3 0 12 0 5 8 0
  68.4 0 55 0 7 29 0
  75.0 0 31 0 35 244 0

ND = not determined.

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