Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in crankcase oil
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1988
Abstract
The concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in automotive crankcase oils. PAHs were not detected in the new oil; however, concentrations increased rapidly with usage in the gasoline engine of an automobile. The PAH distributions found were dominated by alkylated two- and three-ring compounds. The concentrations of these compounds increased until about 4000 miles and then levelled out. Four-ring compounds continually increased with miles driven, and the five-ring benzopyrenes were only detected in the oil used for the longest distance (about 5800 miles). © 1988.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Environmental Pollution
Volume
49
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Pruell, Richard J., and James G. Quinn. "Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in crankcase oil." Environmental Pollution 49, 2 (1988). doi: 10.1016/0269-7491(88)90242-4.