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... compounds are very resistant to microbial degradation . c ) Aromatic compounds account for 2 % -4 % of petroleum . Volatile compounds in ring form ( for example , benzene , toluene , and xylene ) , bicyclic aromatic hydrocar- bons ...
... compounds are very resistant to microbial degradation . c ) Aromatic compounds account for 2 % -4 % of petroleum . Volatile compounds in ring form ( for example , benzene , toluene , and xylene ) , bicyclic aromatic hydrocar- bons ...
Page 73
... compounds decreases . In this respect , paraffins do not differ sig- nificantly from aromatic compounds ( Butler 1976 ) . Evaporation is strongest during the first few hours . Spilled crude oil can only catch fire in the first half hour ...
... compounds decreases . In this respect , paraffins do not differ sig- nificantly from aromatic compounds ( Butler 1976 ) . Evaporation is strongest during the first few hours . Spilled crude oil can only catch fire in the first half hour ...
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... compounds other than straight alkanes with up to 22 carbon atoms , but sea- water contains many more compounds with higher numbers of carbon atoms than could have been introduced with petroleum . Either they are rather persistent and ...
... compounds other than straight alkanes with up to 22 carbon atoms , but sea- water contains many more compounds with higher numbers of carbon atoms than could have been introduced with petroleum . Either they are rather persistent and ...
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