Hydrocarbons in surficial sediments from the Scotian Shelf

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Feb 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978gecoa..42..165k&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 42, Issue 2, pp.165-172

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Surface sediments from 20 stations on the Scotian Shelf, collected on a transect from Halifax to Emerald Bank and around Sable Island, have been analyzed for hydrocarbon content and composition by gas chromatography and fluorescence spectrophotometry. Some samples were taken near abandoned exploratory drilling sites in the Sable Island area. Hydrocarbons appear to be mainly derived from biogenic terrestrial sources as evidenced by an inverse correlation of concentration with increasing distance from the mainland and a strong odd carbon preference in the n -alkanes. Contribution from petroleum sources, while minor, was most noticeable between Halifax and Emerald Bank. There is also evidence that the hydrocarbon composition at abandoned exploratory drilling sites has been slightly altered.

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