role of biogenic hydrocarbons in the assessment of oil pollution of freshwater bodies

• Published in: Water resources Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 57 - 63
• Main Authors: Nikanorov, A. M, Stradomskaya, A. G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 2009; SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Bottom sediments; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Freshwater; Freshwater ecology; Freshwater pollution; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Oil pollution; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water Quality and Protection: Environmental Aspects; Luminescence Spectrum; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon; Freshwater Body; Bottom Sediment; High Performance Liquid Chromatography
• ISSN: 0097-8078; 1608-344X
• DOI: 10.1134/S0097807809010059

The results of studying the concentrations and component composition of hydrocarbons and associated oxidized hydrophobic compounds in water bodies with different degrees of oil product pollution are given. It is shown that the role of biogenic hydrocarbons in the assessment of oil pollution of freshwater bodies, especially those having high biological productivity, can be quite significant. Such assessment requires the examination of their genesis by using the proposed gas-chromatographic and luminescent criteria. The most informative object for observations in the identification of oil and biogenic hydrocarbons for the assessment of chronic oil pollution of freshwater bodies is bottom sediment.