Occurrence, characterization, and ecological assessment of petroleum-related hydrocarbons in intertidal marine sediments of Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), n-alkanes, petroleum biomarkers, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed in the intertidal sediments of Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Most of the sampling sites had low TPH (