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Bioremediating Oil Spills in Nutrient Poor Ocean Waters Using Fertilized Clay Mineral Flakes: Some Experimental Constraints
Table 2
71 alkane and PAH compounds quantified using a modified GC/MS method.
| Internal standard | n-Alkanes | n-Alkanes | PAHs |
| Napthalene-d8 | nC-10 Decane | nC-22 Docosane | Naphthalene, C1–C4* | Acenaphthene-d10 | nC-11 Undecane | nC-23 Tricosane | Fluorene, C1–C3* | Chrysene-d12 | nC-12 Dodecane | nC-24 Tetracosane | Dibenzothiophene, C1–C3* | Perylene-d12 | nC-13 Tridecane | nC-25 Pentacosane | Phenanthrene, C1–C4* | Surrogate Standard | nC-14 Tetradecane | nC-26 Hexacosane | Anthracene | Phenanthrene-d10 | nC-15 Pentadecane | nC-27 Heptacosane | Fluoranthene | Androstane | nC-16 Hexadecane | nC-28 Octacosane | Pyrene, C1–C4* | | nC-17 Heptadecane | nC-29 Nonacosane | NBT, C1–C3* | | Pristane | nC-30 Triacontane | Benzo (a) Anthracene | | nC-18 Octadecane | nC-31 Hentriacontane | Chrysene, C1–C4* | | Phytane | nC-32 Dotriacontane | Benzo (b) Fluoranthene | | nC-19 Nonadecane | nC-33 Tritriacontane | Benzo (k) Fluoranthene | | nC-20 Eicosane | nC-34 Tetratriacontane | Benzo (e) Pyrene | | nC-21 Heneicosane | nC-35 Pentatriacontane | Benzo (a) Pyrene | | | | Perylene | | | | Indeno (1,2,3-cd) Pyrene | | | | Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene | | | | Benzo (g,h,i) perylene |
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Indicates parent compound and associated homologues.
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