Abstract
When spills o f crude oil occur on bodies of water, even after the clean-up, water-soluble components from the oil may remain and continue to exert their effects on the environment. We have, therefore, undertaken a study on the nature and amounts of watersoluble materials that can be derived from crude petroleum oils. After the present work has started, BOYLAN and TRIPP (1971) reported the identification of a large number of aromatic hydrocarbons (chiefly alkylated benzenes and naphthalenes) in the sea-water extracts of several crude oils and a kerosene. In the present communication, we report the results from studies on the watersoluble components from I0 oil samples and discuss the differences between these findings and those of BOYLAN and TRIPP (1971).
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