Source identification of an unknown spilled oil from quebec (1998) by unique biomarkers and diagnostic ratios of “source-specific marker” compounds

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 851-862

  Wang, Z ^a   Fingas, M ^a   Landriault, M ^a   Sigouin, L ^a   Grenon, S ^a   Zhang, D ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Global Geochemistry Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Diagnostic ratio; GC MS; Source identification; Spilled oil

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON REFINING; ISOMERS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRODUCT LIABILITY; RESIDUAL FUELS; RIVERS;

CHEMICAL FINGERPRINT; CHEMICAL FINGERPRINTING; DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; GC/MS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; SPILLED OIL; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT SOURCE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SPILL; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACTON VALE; CANADA; QUEBEC;

EID: 0032586621     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.1999.9618838     Document Type: Article

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