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A preliminary study was made of the solvent-soluble (organic) matter passing through a fine fritted filter in samples of water taken from the San Francisco and San Pablo bays, the Carquinez Strait, and an estuary in the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. The petroleum ether extracts (ranging from 2.5 to 102 µg/liter) were analyzed using gas chromatography, computer-coupled gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. The organic compounds identified in these extracts are quite diverse and consist mainly of hydrocarbons from various sources. Some phthalate esters occur at various sampling sites. The conclusion is that the techniques of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and high-resolution mass spectrometry are ideally suited to the assessment of some of the potential interactions of pollutants and other organic compounds in the aquatic environment.
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Simoneit, B.R., Smith, D.H., Eglinton, G. et al. Application of real-time mass spectrometric techniques to environmental organic geochemistry II. Organic matter in San Francisco bay area water. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 1, 193–208 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01985744
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