Development of methods to collect and analyze gasoline range (C5-C12) hydrocarbons from seabed sediments as indicators of subsurface hydrocarbon generation and entrapment

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1951-1970

  Abrams, Michael A ^a   Dahdah, Nicola F ^a   Francu, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DETECTION LIMITS; EXTRACTION METHOD; GASOLINE HYDROCARBON; GASOLINE-RANGE HYDROCARBONS; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HEAD-SPACE SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; HEADSPACES; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; NEAR-SURFACE; PETROLEUM GENERATION; SATURATED SOLUTIONS; SEABED SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT STORAGE; SOLVENTLESS; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT; VAPOR PHASE; VOLATILE HYDROCARBONS; WATER BATHS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; GASOLINE; NATURAL GASOLINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORPTION; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; WATER VAPOR;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION METHOD; FRACTIONATION; GAS; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; SEAFLOOR;

EID: 70349166296     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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