A gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric and stable carbon isotope ratio study of organic pollution in Clear Lake and its tributaries

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dc.contributor.advisorOro, John F.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBartel, Allen H.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGray, Horace B., Jr.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFlory, Donald A.
dc.creatorEvans, Joseph Edwin
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-20T19:34:18Z
dc.date.available2022-09-20T19:34:18Z
dc.date.copyright1973
dc.date.issued1973
dc.description.abstractWater samples were collected from Clear Lake and three of its major tributaries and subjected to solvent extraction. The volatile organic compounds were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and as many as possible were identified and traced to their source tributary. The samples were also analyzed for dissolved and particulate organic carbon and further characterized by stable carbon isotope ratio mass spectrometry. The results of these analyses indicate that Clear Lake and its tributaries contain substantial amounts of pollutant organic carbon, and that the major portion of this carbon is petrochemical or petroleum in nature. The data also indicates that both gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and combined dissolved/particulate organic carbon and stable carbon isotope ratio mass spectrometry are not only effective in evaluating types and amounts of organic pollutants, but are also effective in tracing them to their source tributary.
dc.description.departmentBiology and Biochemistry, Department of
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dc.identifier.other17971924
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/11533
dc.language.isoen
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dc.titleA gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric and stable carbon isotope ratio study of organic pollution in Clear Lake and its tributaries
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thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Arts and Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentBiochemical and Biophysical Sciences, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineBiochemical and Biophysical Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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