| Main Title |
Comparison of UV Fluorescence and Gas Chromatographic Analyses of Hydrocarbons in Sediments from the Vicinity of the Argo Merchant Wreck Site. |
| Author |
Hoffman, Eva J. ;
Quinn, James G. ;
Jadamec, J. Richard ;
Fortier, Scott H. ;
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| CORP Author |
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston. Graduate School of Oceanography.;Environmental Research Lab., Narragansett, RI. |
| Year Published |
1981 |
| Report Number |
EPA-R-802724; EPA/600/J-79/133; |
| Stock Number |
PB81-233843 |
| Additional Subjects |
Hydrocarbons ;
Chemical analysis ;
Oil pollution ;
Sediments ;
Water pollution ;
Environmental impacts ;
Sampling ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Fluorescence ;
Ultraviolet spectroscopy ;
Petroleum products ;
Reprints ;
Water pollution detection ;
ARGO MERCHANT Ship
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| Holdings |
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| NTIS |
PB81-233843 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
10p |
| Abstract |
On December 15, 1976, the tanker ARGO MERCHANT ran aground on Fishing Rip of Nantucket Shoals off the Massachusetts coast. Within one week she had broken into three parts. Chemists from the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (USCGRDC) using u.v. fluorescence spectroscopy conducted on-board hydrocarbon screening of water and sediment samples collected on three of these cruises. As in the previous cruises, USCGRDC chemists screened the sediments for their hydrocarbon content immediately after collection. These data were used to assign additional stations to provide more detail within the planned sampling grid. In addition to the analyses provided by the Coast Guard, the sediments were also analyzed at the Graduate School of Oceanography (URI) using gas chromatography. Since both groups analyzed samples from the same container, it was hoped that the two sets of data would provide an opportunity to compare, using actual field samples, two different analytical techniques for determining sediment petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations. The environmental significance of these studies has been discussed elsewhere. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v23 p536-543 1979. Prepared in cooperation with Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Comparison of UV Fluorescence and Gas Chromatographic Analyses of Hydrocarbons in Sediments from the Vicinity of the Argo Merchant Wreck Site. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
Jul 81 |
| Category Codes |
7C; 68D; 99A |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/05 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323802355 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
