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Main Title Feasibility of identifying mystery oil spills /
Author Hunt, Gardner S. ; Mayo, Dana W. ; Horton, Donald B.
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Mayo, Dana W.
Horton, Donald B.
CORP Author Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, Augusta. Bureau of Water Quality Control.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1981
Report Number EPA/600/2-81/060; EPA-R-801006
Stock Number PB81-184947
Additional Subjects Oil pollution ; Chemical analysis ; Identification ; Marking ; Crude oil ; Weathering ; Chromatographic analysis ; Vanadium ; Nickel ; Ratios ; Sulfur ; Nitrogen ; Feasibility ; Comparison ; Marine ; Infrared spectroscopy ; Oil spills
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NTIS  PB81-184947 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 86 pages ; 28 cm
Abstract
Several off-the-shelf passive tagging techniques for identifying the origin of mystery oil spills were evaluated to determine the viability of enforcement provisions of Maine's Oil Conveyance Law. Duplicating the operating conditions experienced during every-day marine terminals activities, ship's samples of all crude oil shipments received during 15 day intervals in Portland (Maine) Harbor were collected. Selected samples from those collected during a test interval were subjected to artificial spills in 500 gallon tanks exposed to outdoor, sea-side ambient conditions experienced in Portland, Maine. Subsamples of each artificial spill were taken during the 15 day test interval to determine the effect of weathering. Attempts were made to match weathered unknowns to collections of known oil containing the 'mystery' oil. Several passive tagging techniques were used such as the comparison of high resolution and low resolution gas chromatography, vanadium-nickel ratios, sulfur nitrogen ratios, and infrared spectra. Successes, failures, and limitations of the passive tagging methods are discussed.
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Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche.