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Association of Hydrocarbons and Mineral Particles in Saline Solution

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WE report evidence confirming the suggestion that the partial dissolution in seawater of fuel oil hydrocarbons is important in the degradation of this petroleum product in the marine environment1. Our experiments show that hydrocarbon solubility affects uptake and retention of fuel oil by marine sediments and that organic matter in sediments reduces the incorporation of fuel oil into the sediment samples investigated.

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    Present address: Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104

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MEYERS, P., QUJNN, J. Association of Hydrocarbons and Mineral Particles in Saline Solution. Nature 244, 23–24 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/244023a0

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