Essays about: "oil spill sampling"

Found 2 essays containing the words oil spill sampling.

1. 1. Validation of Biomarkers for the Revision of the CEN/TR 15522-2:2012 Method : A Statistical Study of Sampling, Discriminating Powers and Weathering of new Biomarkers for Comparative Analysis of Lighter Oils

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kemi

   Author : Robert Lundberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Oil fingerprinting; forensic; validation; GC-MS; oil spill sampling; diagnostic power; correlation; weathering; diesel; crude oil; biomarker;

   Abstract : The revision of the CEN/TR 15522-2:2012 methodology contains new biomarkers to facilitate forensic fingerprinting of the variety of oil types that can be a part of different crimes and the purpose of this project is to validate the biomarkers of the new methodology. Biomarkers were validated by examining corresponding diagnostic ratios compatibility with the internationally used sampling cloth, discriminating power, correlation and simulated weathering sensibility through GC-SIM-MS analysis followed by statistical evaluation with t-tests, diagnostic power, Pearson correlation matrices and MS-PW plots respectively. READ MORE

3. 2. Soil and groundwater contamination with gasoline and diesel oil : assessment of subsurface hydrocarbon contamination resulting from a fuel release from an underground storage tank in Vanstad, Skåne, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

   Author : Malgorzata Glowacka; [2005]
   Keywords : bensin; diesel; läckage; förorening; underjordstank; gasoline; diesel oil; contamination; underground storage tank; leakage; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Spills and leaks from storage tanks constitute the most common groundwater contamination source with petroleum products. Gasoline and diesel pools do not spread extensively along the water table, but dissolved constituents are transported in groundwater on relatively larger distances. READ MORE