Quantitative evaluation of n-alkanes, PAHs, and petroleum biomarker accumulation in beach-stranded tar balls and coastal surface sediments in the Bushehr Province, Persian Gulf (Iran).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.07.023
Abstract: Coastal areas within the Bushehr Province (BP), Persian Gulf, Iran, face great challenges due to the heavy organic contamination caused by rapid industrialization, and the presence of numerous oil fields. In addition, in 2014, a… read more here.
Keywords: tar balls; alkanes pahs; gulf iran; persian gulf ... See more keywords
Characterization of trace metals in source identification of tar balls deposited along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea
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DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2016.1276590
Abstract: ABSTRACT The southern coast of the Caspian Sea, Iran, is frequently affected by tar balls deposition. Tar balls on the shores, as oil pollution warnings, attract a huge public concern and will have long-term impacts… read more here.
Keywords: tar; caspian sea; coast caspian; southern coast ... See more keywords
Formation and evolution of tar balls from northwestern US wildfires
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-11289-2018
Abstract: Abstract. Biomass burning is a major source of light-absorbing black and brown carbonaceous particles. Tar balls (TBs) are a type of brown carbonaceous particle apparently unique to biomass burning. Here we describe the first atmospheric… read more here.
Keywords: biomass burning; evolution tar; evolution; balls northwestern ... See more keywords