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The trace-element composition of crude oil was studied using instrumental neutron activation techniques and a large-volume high-resolution Ge(Li) detector. A total of 29 elements were determined in oils representing the various producing formations of the Iraqi oil fields. These were: Al, Ar, As, Au, Br, Ca, Cl, Co, Cr, Cu, Eu, Fe, Ga, Hg, K, La, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Re, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Sm, V, W and Zn. The significance of these trace elements in the geochemical investigation of crude oil is discussed.
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Al-Shahristani, H., Al-Atyia, M.J. Determination and geochemical significance of trace elements in Iraqi crude oils using instrumental neutron activation analysis. J. Radioanal. Chem. 14, 401–413 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02516605
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02516605