A multiparameter oil pollution source identification system

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dc.acquisition-srcTexas Coastal and Marine Councilen_US
dc.call-noTN 870.5 .M54 1973 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noContract No. 68-01-0059en_US
dc.contributor.authorMiller, John W.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:16:40Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:16:40Z
dc.date.issued1973en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description173 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractThe feasibility of oil pollution source identification is demonstrated on eighty crude oils from the world's major oil fields. Measurements of fifteen diagnostic parameters were made on the 600+F fraction of the crude oil samples. Of the fifteen parameters studied it was demonstrated that six were sufficient to distinguish among the crude oils. These parameters are carbon and sulfur isotopic composition, sulfur, nitrogen, vanadium and nickel contents. A hydrocarbon gas chromatographic profile was also diagnostic for identification but its usefulness was reduced for aged samples by the effect of weathering. The other parameters studied were the saturate, aromatic and asphaltic contents and the carbon isotopic composition of each of these fractions, the n-paraffin distribution (odd-even predominance curves) and the sulfur gas chromatographic profile. The influence of weathering on the parameters was studied. A statistical procedure based on multivariate normal analysis was developed to compare an unknown with a data library and to give an unbiased match of the unknown with a known based on the precision of the measurement methods.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.history8/25/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23385
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesProject No. 15080 NDJ; prepared for Office of Research and Monitoring, USEPAen_US
dc.placeWashington, D.C.en_US
dc.publisherU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Monitoringen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries5100.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesEnvironmental protection technology series EPA-R2-73-221en_US
dc.subjectoil fieldsen_US
dc.subjectoil taggingen_US
dc.subjectpetroleumen_US
dc.subjectanalysisen_US
dc.subjectmonitoringen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleA multiparameter oil pollution source identification systemen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
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