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Petroleum-derived chemical fossils are common in aerosols, providing another possible route for hydrocarbon contamination.
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- Authors
- Illing, C. J., Hallmann, C., Miller, K. E., Summons, R. E., & Strauss, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Münster (DE)
- University of Bremen (DE)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Illing, Christian J.
- Venue
- Organic Geochemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-11
- Volume
- 76
- Pages
- 26-38
- ISSN
- 0146-6380 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2112557214
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 4.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Organic Geochemistry (publishedVersion)
- Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences) (submittedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Agouron Institute
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Keywords
- fume hoods, hopanes, steranes, aryl isoprenoids, rock powder, procedural blanks
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