Natural Background of Alkanes in the Aquatic Environment

摘要: ABSTRACT Contemporary aquatic environments generate and receive organic compounds which are of both natural pollutant origin. The waters sediments contain a wide range compounds, free bound, as insoluble debris. For example, extractable lipids present in amounts varying from ppm to few per cent. various component classes - hydrocarbons, fatty acids, alcohols, etc. can show distributions characteristic the different types environment. Of particular interest especially alkanes, ubiquitous derive sources. determined vary carbon number between limits (typically 10 40) but individual patterns often readily correlated with known inputs associated diagenetic effects. Various parameters be used distinguish these therefore assist recognition effects crude oil spills similar events.