Hydrocarbons in surface waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, supplement to: Nemirovskaya, Inna A; Nesterova, Maria P (1982): Oil pollution in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Oceanology, 22(6), 704-708
Results of investigation of various forms of oil pollution, i.e. oil films, tar, and hydrocarbons in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and North Indian Ocean during October-December 1980 and February-May 1981 are presented. Oil pollution was found only in regions of the heaviest ship traffic and was some...
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| Language: | English |
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PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science
1982
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.755730 https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.755730 |
| Summary: | Results of investigation of various forms of oil pollution, i.e. oil films, tar, and hydrocarbons in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and North Indian Ocean during October-December 1980 and February-May 1981 are presented. Oil pollution was found only in regions of the heaviest ship traffic and was somewhat less than in 1976-1977. Background concentration of non-polar hydrocarbons was 8-10 ?g/l in surface waters and 14 ?g/l in the shelf zone. Infrared spectroscopy and gas-liquid chromatography indicate that hydrocarbons occurring at concentrations exceeding 50 ?g/l have composition differing from background hydrocarbons. There is considerable accumulation of hydrocarbons in the thin surface layer, and they exist in different forms close to pollution sources. |
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