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GAS chromatography (GC) with low resolution packed columns has proved to be an extremely useful technique for the identification by “fingerprinting” of samples of hydrocarbon pollutants from seas and beaches1. Unfortunately, the method can only be regarded as a rapid screening procedure, whereby the pollutant may be classified as belonging to one of a number of generic types, for example, crude oil, fuel oil, tank washings or tank bottom residues. In general, identification within a given type is seldom possible although it is facilitated if samples of suspected sources of pollution are available for matching.
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ADLARD, E., MATTHEWS, P. Application of the Flame Photometric Sulphur Detector to Pollution Identification. Nature Physical Science 233, 83–84 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci233083a0
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