naa a22 4500 510749135 CHVBK 20180411083058.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11270-013-1584-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11270-013-1584-3 Photodegradation of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Water-Soluble Fraction of Kuwait Crude Oil in Seawater: Effect of Environmental Factors [Elektronische Daten] [Talat Saeed, Lulwa Ali, Amal Al-Bloushi, Huda Al-Hashash, Majed Al-Bahloul, Ahmad Al-Khabbaz, Sadika Ali] Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous in marine areas in many parts of the world. Effect of environmental factors (light intensity, temperature, oxygen levels, and presence of sensitizer) on photodegradation of VOCs present in water-soluble fraction of Kuwait crude oil was investigated in laboratory conditions. The results showed that all factors investigated had significant effects on photo degradation rates. Higher temperatures produced faster degradation rates. At 15°C, most of the volatile optimally degraded when light intensity was set at 750W/m2. Oxygen level of 7ppm and presence of sensitizer was also required. Oxygen level of 4ppm and light intensity of 500W/m2 and presence of a sensitizer produced optimal degradation rates for most of the compounds at 30°C. At 40°C, deoxygenated water-soluble fraction and light intensity of 500W/m2 produced the fastest degradation for many of the volatile compounds. Linear regression indicated that for most of the compounds temperature had the greatest effect on degradation rates. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2013 VOCs nationallicence Photodegradation nationallicence Crude oil nationallicence Water-soluble fraction nationallicence Environmental factors nationallicence Saeed Talat Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut Ali Lulwa Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut Al-Bloushi Amal Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut Al-Hashash Huda Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut Al-Bahloul Majed Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut Al-Khabbaz Ahmad Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut Ali Sadika Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Springer Netherlands 224/6(2013-06-01), 1-15 0049-6979 224:6<1 2013 224 11270 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1584-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1584-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Saeed Talat Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ali Lulwa Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Al-Bloushi Amal Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Al-Hashash Huda Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Al-Bahloul Majed Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Al-Khabbaz Ahmad Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ali Sadika Environment and Life Sciences Center, Environment Management Program, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Springer Netherlands 224/6(2013-06-01), 1-15 0049-6979 224:6<1 2013 224 11270 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer