PAHs in the Fraser River basin: a critical appraisal of PAH ratios as indicators of PAH source and composition

MB Yunker, RW Macdonald, R Vingarzan… - Organic …, 2002 - Elsevier
Parent and alkyl PAHs (51 compounds and alkyl homologues) have been quantified in
suspended particulates and sediments (345 samples) from the Fraser River system, British …

A review of the biogeochemical controls on the occurrence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in coals

R Wang, R Sun, G Liu, B Yousaf, D Wu, J Chen… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The organic matter in coal contains polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) of varying
quantities in diverse soluble and insoluble forms. PACs in coal are of special interest for …

δ13C of aromatic compounds in sediments, oils and atmospheric emissions: A review

AI Holman, K Grice - Organic Geochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
This review discusses major applications of stable carbon isotopic measurements of
aromatic compounds, along with some specific technical aspects including purification of …

Fire distinguishers: Refined interpretations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for paleo-applications

AT Karp, AI Holman, P Hopper, K Grice… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), produced via incomplete combustion of organics,
convey signatures of vegetation burned in the geologic past. New and published burn …

Geochemistry of Palaeozoic marine petroleum from the Tarim Basin, NW China: Part 1. Oil family classification

S Zhang, H Huang - Organic Geochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
A series of Palaeozoic marine oils ranging from condensates to very heavy oils from the
cratonic region of the Tarim Basin, NW China have been examined to delineate oil families …

Alkane and PAH biomarkers as tracers of terrigenous organic carbon in Arctic Ocean sediments

MB Yunker, RW Macdonald, LR Snowdon… - Organic …, 2011 - Elsevier
We present the first sedimentary biomarker study encompassing the entire Arctic Ocean. A
large data set of organic markers for terrigenous, petroleum and combustion inputs [alkanes …

Sources and significance of alkane and PAH hydrocarbons in Canadian arctic rivers

MB Yunker, SM Backus, EG Pannatier… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbon measurements have been made on dissolved, suspended particulate and
sediment samples collected in 1987, 1993 and 1994 from the Mackenzie River delta and …

Levoglucosan and other cellulose and lignin markers in emissions from burning of Miocene lignites

D Fabbri, C Torri, BRT Simoneit, L Marynowski… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - Elsevier
Levoglucosan (L), mannosan (M), galactosan (G) and other cellulose and lignin markers
from burn tests of Miocene lignites of Poland were determined by gas chromatography …

Alkyldibenzofurans in terrestrial rocks: influence of organic facies and maturation

M Radke, SP Vriend, LR Ramanampisoa - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2000 - Elsevier
Dibenzofuran (DBF), dibenzothiophene (DBT), and phenanthrene (PHE) have been
determined along with their methyl derivatives (MDBFs, MDBTs, MPs) in coals …

Organic matter from the Chicxulub crater exacerbated the K–Pg impact winter

SL Lyons, AT Karp, TJ Bralower… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
An asteroid impact in the Yucatán Peninsula set off a sequence of events that led to the
Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction of 76% species, including the nonavian …