Saturated hydrocarbon material in sediments of the Delaware estuary as determined by gas chromatographic analyses
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1975
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College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
Abstract
This report presents a preliminary interpretation of the analyses
of hydrocarbon material in sediments of the Delaware Estuary as determined
by solvent extraction, column chromatography, and gas-liquid
chromatography. The specific focus has been on the saturated group of
compounds isolated by silica gel chromatography. Approximately 35
stations (out of a total of 100 sampled localities) from Philadelphia
to the bay mouth have been analyzed, and several stations have been
reoccupied and reanalyzed following the oil spill associated with the
Corinthos tanker explosion on January 31, 1975. Many of these "post-Corinthos" samples are discussed in the appendix to this report.