Chemical characterization of organic constituents from sulfide-rich produced water using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1920-1926

  Witter, Amy E ^a   Jones, A Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Organic sulfur compounds; Petroleum effluent; Produced water

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; SULFUR; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032803984     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<1920:CCOOCF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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