Research Article

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 standardn-Alkanesn-AlkanesPAHs

Napthalene-d8nC-10 DecanenC-22 DocosaneNaphthalene, C1–C4*
Acenaphthene-d10nC-11 UndecanenC-23 TricosaneFluorene, C1–C3*
Chrysene-d12nC-12 DodecanenC-24 TetracosaneDibenzothiophene, C1–C3*
Perylene-d12nC-13 TridecanenC-25 PentacosanePhenanthrene, C1–C4*
Surrogate StandardnC-14 TetradecanenC-26 HexacosaneAnthracene
Phenanthrene-d10nC-15 PentadecanenC-27 HeptacosaneFluoranthene
AndrostanenC-16 HexadecanenC-28 OctacosanePyrene, C1–C4*
nC-17 HeptadecanenC-29 NonacosaneNBT, C1–C3*
PristanenC-30 TriacontaneBenzo (a) Anthracene
nC-18 OctadecanenC-31 HentriacontaneChrysene, C1–C4*
PhytanenC-32 DotriacontaneBenzo (b) Fluoranthene
nC-19 NonadecanenC-33 TritriacontaneBenzo (k) Fluoranthene
nC-20 EicosanenC-34 TetratriacontaneBenzo (e) Pyrene
nC-21 HeneicosanenC-35 PentatriacontaneBenzo (a) Pyrene
Perylene
Indeno (1,2,3-cd) Pyrene
Dibenzo (a,h) anthracene
Benzo (g,h,i) perylene

Indicates parent compound and associated homologues.