Marine pollution as indicated by oil accumulated on clams collected from the western coasts of the Red Sea, Egypt
- Egyptian Petroleum Research Inst., Cairo (Egypt). Evaluation and Analysis Dept.
In order to save the environment from pollution, many techniques are used for identifying oil accumulated on clams along the western coast of the Red Sea. Gas chromatography (GC), infrared (IR), and ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectrophotometry are three different techniques used to analyze the collected samples, GC chromatograms for oil extracted from these animals indicate that the source of pollution is petroleum, and a few peaks reveal a mixture of biogenic and petrogenic hydrocarbons. These results are confirmed by the characteristic IR spectra profiles, high concentrations of the aromatic compounds, and the UV absorption spectra of these samples.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 455414
- Journal Information:
- Energy Sources, Vol. 19, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb-Mar 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Relationship between sediment morphology and oil pollution along the Suez Canal beaches, Egypt
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and mussels of the western Mediterranean Sea
Sources of tar pollution on Israeli Mediterranean coast
Journal Article
·
Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996
· Energy Sources
·
OSTI ID:455414
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and mussels of the western Mediterranean Sea
Journal Article
·
Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998
· Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
·
OSTI ID:455414
Sources of tar pollution on Israeli Mediterranean coast
Journal Article
·
Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977
· Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:455414