Gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry for the identification of organic sulfur compounds in shellfish and fish
The authors determined that the organic sulfur compounds usually contained in crude oil can be used as a marker of oil pollution in shellfish and fish. Short-necked clams and eels were maintained in a controlled laboratory environment in water with suspension of crude oil. Mass spectra and mass chromatograms of short-necked clam extract showed the presence of organic sulfur compounds. Capillary column gas chromatography-mass chromatograms of crude oil and extract from the soft body of a short-necked clam showed the presence of organic sulfur compounds. Besides sulfur components, various other compounds were contained in crude oil and short-necked clam. Mass chromatograms of crude oil and the extract from eel flesh showed the presence of alkyl benzothiophene, dibenzothiophene, naphthalene, and alkyl naphthalene. Data indicated that the organic sulfur compounds and polyaromatic compounds could serve as markers of oil pollution in shellfish and fish.
- OSTI ID:
- 6073600
- Journal Information:
- J. Chromatogr. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 18:11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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BENZENE
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
NAPHTHALENE
OIL SPILLS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PHENANTHRENE
PYRENE
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES
EEL
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MOLLUSCS
PETROLEUM
WATER POLLUTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ATMOSPHERES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CONDENSED AROMATICS
ENERGY SOURCES
FISHES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
INVERTEBRATES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
VERTEBRATES
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