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Hydrocarbons in intertidal sediments and mussels from Prince William Sound, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Marine planktonic and algal sources of pristane and normal alkanes were indicated by the presence of these alkanes in sediments and in mussels, and by the relatively high abundances of pristane, pentadecane (C-15), and heptadecane (C-17) in sediments and in mussels. |
 | | The concentrations of pristane, pentadecane (C-15), and heptadecane (C-17) varied significantly in sediments, in mussels, or in both, intra-annually or interannually. |
 | | Pristane variability in sediments and in mussels was significantly correlated and was probably due to variability of populations of calanoid copepods in Prince William Sound. |
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