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An analytical study has been directed to the identification and determination of individual aromatic hydrocarbons present in nuclear submarine atmospheres in concentrations of parts per million or less. Hydrocarbon oil samples were desorbed from activated carbon which had been exposed in submarine atmospheres. The aromatic hydrocarbon content of these oils was approximately 25 to 30% of the total. The quantitative distributions of individual aromatic hydrocarbons found in submarines were strikingly similar to those of typical petroleum distillates in the same boiling range. Several commercial petroleum products were studied as possible sources of hydrocarbons in submarine atmospheres.
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Chiantella et al. (1966) studied this question.
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