Showing papers by "Edward T. Furlong published in 1984"

Hydrocarbon and azaarene markers of coal transport to aquatic sediments

Abstract: Hydrocarbon and azaarene concentrations and compositions vary systematically in 16 western Washington coal samples ranging in rank from lignite to anthracite. Sub-bituminous and bituminous samples within a vitrinite reflectance range of 0.4-0.8% R/sub 0/ contain hydrocarbon suites and azaarenes whose compositions correspond to those found in Puget Sound and Lake Washington sediments, as well as coal particles sieved from a Puget Sound core. These coals generate an overall lipid signal distinct from other fossil sources including street runoff and municipal sewage discharges. Thus, molecular markers demonstrate the transport of specific local coals to aquatic sediments in adjacent drainage basins resulting from erosion and mining activity.