Mercury in crude oil processed in the United States (2004)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4509-4514

  Wilhelm, S Mark ^a   Liang, Lian ^a,b   Cussen, Deborah ^a,c   Kirchgessner, David A ^a,d  

^a Mercury Technology Services   (United States)

^b Cebam Analytical Inc   (United States)

^c Frontier Geosciences Inc   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL STREAMS; MERCURY CONCENTRATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; MERCURY (METAL); NUMERICAL METHODS;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

COAL; MERCURY; PETROLEUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; MERCURY (METAL); NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUDE OIL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PROCESSING; REFINING INDUSTRY; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES;

MERCURY; PETROLEUM; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447287316     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062742j     Document Type: Article

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