Forensic source differentiation of petrogenic, pyrogenic, and biogenic hydrocarbons in Canadian oil sands environmental samples

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 271, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-177

  Wang, Zhendi ^a   Yang, C ^a   Parrott, J L ^a   Frank, R A ^a   Yang, Z ^a   Brown, C E ^a   Hollebone, B P ^a   Landriault, M ^a   Fieldhouse, B ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Hewitt, L M ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogenic organic compounds (BOC); Forensic source differentiation; GC MS; Oil sands; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Pyrogenic pAHs

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBONS; OIL SANDS; ORE TAILINGS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; RIVERS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

BIOGENIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (BOC); GC-MS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PYROGENIC PAHS; SOURCE DIFFERENTIATIONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ASPHALT; BIOGENIC HYDROCARBON; FUEL OIL; OIL; PETROGENIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBON; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT; SNOW;

BIOASSAY; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOMARKER; COMBUSTION; FISH; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INVERTEBRATE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SAND; OPEN PIT MINE; PAH; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER BED; RIVER WATER; SNOWMELT; TAILINGS; TOXICOLOGY; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LABORATORY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; SAND; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTENT; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; OIL AND GAS FIELD; POLLUTANT;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; ATHABASCA RIVER; CANADA;

ALBERTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FRESH WATER; FUEL OILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; SNOW;

EID: 84895936999     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.02.021     Document Type: Article

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