Table 7 Average carbon length (ACL) for TPHs aggregates.

From: Chemometrics, health risk assessment and probable sources of soluble total petroleum hydrocarbons in atmospheric rainwater, Rivers State, Nigeria

 

Rumuodomaya/ Rumuodome, Obio-Akpor LGA

Ogale, Eleme LGA

Early rain

Mid rain

Late rain

Early rain

Mid rain

Late rain

Odd n-alkanes

C9–C11

9.446

10.238

10.240

9.631

9.323

9.362

C13–C17

14.799

14.017

14.260

15.237

16.646

16.591

C19–C25

23.000

22.415

22.097

23.076

21.931

22.496

C27–C33

30.540

29.110

29.908

28.994

30.377

30.522

C35–C39

38.980

36.510

36.934

36.647

37.210

35.115

Even n-alkanes

C8–C10

9.086

9.912

9.553

8.596

9.740

9.240

C12–C16

13.620

14.025

13.581

13.440

12.711

15.176

C18–C24

20.504

21.232

21.301

20.523

20.640

20.919

C26–C32

28.087

28.049

28.689

28.508

28.600

28.957

C34–C40

39.985

39.340

39.688

39.365

39.660

36.727