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A new method is reported for the determination of small amounts of gaseous hydrocarbons in aqueous solutions. The technique makes use of a specially designed stripping chamber wherein dissolved hydrocarbons and other gases are stripped from solution by using an inert helium carrier gas. The hydrocarbons are concentrated on cold traps and subsequently injected into a hydrogen flame-ionization chromatograph. Several chromatograms of hydrocarbons found in actual sea water samples are shown to demonstrate the method. The technique is capable of determining gaseous hydrocarbons in aqueous solutions in concentrations as low as one part in 1013 by weight.
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