Study of 22-year-old arrow oil samples using biomarker compounds by GC/MS

Wang, Z; Fingas, M; Sergy, G

doi:10.1021/es00058a027

Title: Study of 22-year-old arrow oil samples using biomarker compounds by GC/MS

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A GC/MS method for the characterization of 22-year-old spilled Arrow oil is described. After 22 years of weathering in the environment, most saturated hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in most Arrow oil samples have been lost. Their fingerprint give little information of the source, characteristics, and fate of the spilled oil. However, the method using biomarker compounds by GC/MS offers the distinct advantages of being better able to withstand interference from heavy weathering effects and to identify and match the spilled oil source. From 11 intertidal sediment samples collected from the shorelines of Chedabucto Bay, 47 triterpanes and steranes were positively identified. The relative abundance ratios of several pairs of triterpane and sterane compounds, especially the ratio of C[sub 29]/C[sub 30] hopanes that are displayed as major peaks in the m/z 191 ion chromatograms, are apparently independent of weathering effects and are unambiguously used for identifying the source of the 22-year-old Arrow oil samples. 27 refs., 8 figs., 6 tabs.

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Wang, Z; Fingas, M; Sergy, G ^[1]

Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)

Publication Date:: Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI Identifier:: 7133248

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Environmental Science and Technology; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 28:9; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-936X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; OIL SPILLS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; WEATHERING; COMPILED DATA; EXTRACTION; NOVA SCOTIA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; AROMATICS; CANADA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DATA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HYDROCARBONS; INFORMATION; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SPECTROSCOPY; 020900* - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects; 400102 - Chemical & Spectral Procedures; 540320 - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

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                    Wang, Z, Fingas, M, and Sergy, G. Study of 22-year-old arrow oil samples using biomarker compounds by GC/MS.  United States: N. p., 1994. 
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                    Wang, Z, Fingas, M, & Sergy, G. Study of 22-year-old arrow oil samples using biomarker compounds by GC/MS.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/es00058a027

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                    Wang, Z, Fingas, M, and Sergy, G. 1994.  
        "Study of 22-year-old arrow oil samples using biomarker compounds by GC/MS".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/es00058a027.

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  abstractNote = {A GC/MS method for the characterization of 22-year-old spilled Arrow oil is described. After 22 years of weathering in the environment, most saturated hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in most Arrow oil samples have been lost. Their fingerprint give little information of the source, characteristics, and fate of the spilled oil. However, the method using biomarker compounds by GC/MS offers the distinct advantages of being better able to withstand interference from heavy weathering effects and to identify and match the spilled oil source. From 11 intertidal sediment samples collected from the shorelines of Chedabucto Bay, 47 triterpanes and steranes were positively identified. The relative abundance ratios of several pairs of triterpane and sterane compounds, especially the ratio of C[sub 29]/C[sub 30] hopanes that are displayed as major peaks in the m/z 191 ion chromatograms, are apparently independent of weathering effects and are unambiguously used for identifying the source of the 22-year-old Arrow oil samples. 27 refs., 8 figs., 6 tabs.},

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  year         = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},

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