An evaluation of petrogenic hydrocarbons in northern Gulf of Alaska continental shelf sediments - The role of coastal oil seep inputs

Short, J. W.; Kolak, J. J.; Payne, J. R.; Van Kooten, G. K.

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We compared hydrocarbons in water, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and riparian sediment collected from coastal watersheds along the Yakataga foreland with corresponding hydrocarbons in Gulf of Alaska benthic sediments. This comparison allows an evaluation of hydrocarbon contributions to marine sediments from natural oil seeps, coal and organic matter (e.g., kerogen) associated with eroding siliciclastic rocks. The samples from oil seeps show extensive loss of low-molecular weight n-alkanes (

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Short, J. W.; Kolak, J. J.; Payne, J. R.; Van Kooten, G. K.

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Organic Geochemistry

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An evaluation of petrogenic hydrocarbons in northern Gulf of Alaska continental shelf sediments - The role of coastal oil seep inputs; 2007; Article; Journal; Organic Geochemistry; Short, J. W.; Kolak, J. J.; Payne, J. R.; Van Kooten, G. K.