Dear Maria, try Rogers K.M. and Savard M.M. (1999) Detection of petroleum contamination along the St. Lawrence River, Quebec City area, using d13C analysis of individual n-alkanes by GC-IRMS. Organic Geochemistry, V30, No 12, 1559-1569. and references therein. If you have any questions I would be happy to help off-list. Kind regards Karyne ********************************* Dr Karyne Rogers Stable Isotope Facility Geological and Nuclear Sciences Lower Hutt New Zealand email [log in to unmask] *********************************