1. Characterization and identification of the Detroit River mystery oil spill (2002)
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Wang, Zhendi, Fingas, M., Lambert, P., Zeng, G., Yang, C., and Hollebone, B.
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POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons - Abstract
In this paper, a case study of the Detroit River mystery oil spill (2002) is presented that demonstrates the utility of detailed and integrated oil fingerprinting in investigating unknown or suspected oil spills. The detailed diagnostic oil fingerprinting techniques include determination of hydrocarbon groups and semi-quantitative product screening, analysis of oil-characteristic biomarkers and the extended suite of parent and alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and quantitative determination of a variety of diagnostic ratios of “source-specific marker” compounds. The detailed chemical fingerprinting data and results highlight the followings: [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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