Table T9. Potential seawater contamination for slurries based on PFT results, Holes 1230A and 1230C.
Core,
section
Sample details
ng PFT/
mL slurry
Potential µL seawater/
mL slurry
201-1230A-

1H-2 ENI section BD BD
1H-1
0.56 0.56
2H-2
BD BD
9H-6
BD BD
13H-3
BD BD
15H-6
BD BD
15H-6 ENI section BD BD
21H-2 ENI section BD BD
31X-2 ENI section 1.30 1.30
38X
0.32 0.32
201-1230C-

2H-3 ENI section BD BD

Notes: Detection limit = 0.025 µL seawater/mL slurry, BD = below detection. ENI = enrichment for thermophiles (see Table T11).