Table T10. Potential contamination of slurries obtained using fluorescent beads (0.5 µm diameter) as prokaryotic cell mimics, deployed at amounts of 5 x 1011 beads per core, Site 1226.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Sample
type
Beads/
50 fov
Beads/mL
sediment
Mean
Delivery
confirmed
201-1226B-




2H-3, 10-24 Slurry 7* 494


Vial 0 0 0*

Core 3 529
Yes
12H-3, 66-80 Slurry 0 0


Vial 0 0 0

Core 9 1587
Yes
22H-3 Slurry 1 71


Vial 0 0 36

Core 12 2166
Yes
43X-2 Slurry 1 71


Vial 0 0 36

Core 4 705
Yes
47X-1, 87-107 Slurry 4 593


Vial

593

Core


Yes
201-1226E-




1H-1, 114-124 Slurry NA NA


Vial NA NA NA

Core NA NA
No

Notes: Vial = secondary check using vial samples collected for total bacterial counts. * = procedural contamination during processing and result ignored. † = sample not taken but deployment confirmed by incidental observation in other subsamples. fov = a field of view under the microscope approximating an area of 22,800 µm2. NA = not applicable.