Arsenic in Crude Oil
| Oil Type |
Total Arsenic (ppb) |
| Alemein |
2.4 |
| Alberta |
2.4 to 111 |
| California |
63 to 1112 |
| Libya |
77 - 343 |
| Louisiana |
46 |
| Venezuela |
20 - 284 |
| Wyoming |
111 |
| Distillation Cut |
Percent of Total |
Distillation Cut |
ppm |
| Total |
20 ppm (Venezuela) |
|
4.6 ppm (Shale Oil) |
| Desalter |
15 |
Naphtha |
< DL |
| LVO |
4 |
Light Distillate |
1.4 |
| HVO |
25 |
Heavy Distillate |
4.4 |
| Residuum |
56 |
Residuum |
2 |
Tang, W. T., J. Gumulka and P. Y. Sun, 1994. Source Control and Treatment of Contaminants Found in Petroleum Tank Bottoms. API Publication No. 4606. American Petroleum Institute. Washington, D.C.
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