Comparison of GC-MS and FTIR methods for quantifying naphthenic acids in water samples

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1258-1264

  Scott, Angela C ^a   Young, Rozlyn F ^a   Fedorak, Phillip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Analytical methods; Oil sands; Tailings water

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GROUNDWATER; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SAND;

ALBERTA; ANALYTICAL METHODS; DETECTION LIMITS; FTIR MEASUREMENTS; GREAT-ER; NAPHTHENIC ACIDS; OIL SANDS INDUSTRIES; TAILINGS WATER; WATER SAMPLES;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

ASPHALT; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GROUND WATER; NAPHTHENIC ACID; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; OIL SAND; ORGANIC ACID; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAILINGS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 54049136801     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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