An integrated technique to quantify sewage, oil and PAH pollution in estuarine and coastal environments
Readman, J.W.; Preston, M.R.; Mantoura, R.F.C. (1986). An integrated technique to quantify sewage, oil and PAH pollution in estuarine and coastal environments. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 17(7): 298-308. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(86)90215-8
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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Analytical techniques
Chemical compounds > Organic compounds > Hydrocarbons > Unsaturated hydrocarbons > Aromatic hydrocarbons
Coastal environment
Identification > Pollutant identification
Monitoring > Environmental monitoring > Pollution monitoring
Pollution > Oil pollution
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Sewage
Waste disposal > Sewage disposal
Water bodies > Coastal waters > Coastal landforms > Coastal inlets > Estuaries
Marine/Coastal; Brackish water |
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- Readman, J.W.
- Preston, M.R.
- Mantoura, R.F.C.
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| Abstract |
An analytical protocol is described which allows parallel quantification of sewage, oil and PAH pollution on the same sample, thus maximizing the information gained for the effort expended. Capillary gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID), now a routine technique in many laboratories, has been selected as the method for quantification. The protocol described is evaluated, and analyses of sediments from estuaries of the Rivers Mersey, Dee and Tamar, UK, are given as examples of how to interpret results achieved using the technique. |
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