Total organic carbon as a screening method for petroleum hydrocarbons

Total Organic Carbon (TOC) was used to screen soil samples for petroleum hydrocarbon contamination at a former refinery in Ohio. TOC was measured in the field via wet oxidation using chromic acid and colorimetry. Selected samples were also analyzed for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH). Comparison...

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Published in:Chemosphere (Oxford) 1999-08, Vol.39 (3), p.503-510
Main Authors: Schreier, Cindy G., Walker, William J., Burns, Jim, Wilkenfeld, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis methods
Applied sciences
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Pollution
Pollution, environment geology
Soil and sediments pollution
USA, Ohio
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Summary:Total Organic Carbon (TOC) was used to screen soil samples for petroleum hydrocarbon contamination at a former refinery in Ohio. TOC was measured in the field via wet oxidation using chromic acid and colorimetry. Selected samples were also analyzed for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH). Comparison of TOC and TPH results demonstrated that for this site, TOC values greater than 30,000 mg/kg indicated TPH concentrations above the action level.
ISSN:0045-6535
1879-1298
DOI:10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00598-0