GC-MS analysis of total petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seawater samples after the North Cape oil spill

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Reddy, Christopher M., Quinn, James G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 1999
• Subjects: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; Oil spill; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Total petroleum hydrocarbons; North Cape
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/2110; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00106-4

We developed a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) method for measuring both total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in seawater samples that were collected after the North Cope oil spill. After the samples are extracted with methylene chloride and hex...