Oil spill identification by high-speed HPLC

✍ Scribed by Grimalt, J. ;Albaigés, J.

• Book ID: 102346240
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 434 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0935-6304
• DOI: 10.1002/jhrc.1240050506

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The use of high‐speed HPLC in oil spill identification problems has been evaluated in terms of analysis time and reliability. The aromatic fraction was analyzed by reverse‐phase chromatography on a 3 μm packing, with detection at 210 and 287 nm, in less than 20 minutes. The profiles exhibited by several Spanish and Middle East crude oils were differentiated by simple statistical parameters. The effect of environmental weathering on the samples has also been investigated. An Arabian light crude oil was still identifiable after four months' simulated marine weathering.