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aliphatic banding: >C₅–C_6, >C₆–C_8, >C₈–C_10, >C₁₀–C_12, >C₁₂–C_16, >C₁₆–C_21, >C₂₁– C_35, >C₃₅– C₄₄

aromatic banding: >C₅–C_7, >C₇–C_8, >C₈–C_10, >C₁₀–C_12, >C₁₂–C_16, >C₁₆– C_21,  >C₂₁– C_35, >C₃₅– C₄₄

Methodology – Liquid/liquid solvent extraction of a water sample into pentane followed by determination of total petroleum hydrocarbons by two dimensional gas chromatography using flame ionisation detection (GCxGC-FID).