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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils and Recent Sediments
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Soils and recent marine sediments contain a complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon assemblage. There is a high degree of similarity in the molecular weight distribution of the many series of alkyl homologs of these aromatic hydrocarbons, and this distribution varies little over a wide range of depositional environments. The evidence suggests that these hydrocarbons are formed in natural fires, are dispersed and mixed by air transport, and are eventually deposited into surface sediments. The analytical, geochemical, and environmental implications of these findings are discussed.
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“More specifically, a predominance of unsubstituted, condensed PAHs is characteristic of hydrothermal petroleums (29,30), ancient mineral deposits (31,32), pyrolysis and combustion products (33), and high-maturity organic matter (34).”
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- Authors
- Blumer, M., & Youngblood, W. W.
- Affiliations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (US)
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1975-04-04
- Volume
- 188
- Issue
- 4183
- Pages
- 53-55
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1980554272
- Cited by
- 270
- References
- 11
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- FWCI
- 14.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Petroleum Processing and Analysis
- Keywords
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, marine sediment, molecular weight distribution, natural fires, atmospheric transport, depositional environment, sediment geochemistry
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