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Toxics. 2021 Nov 12;9(11):302. doi: 10.3390/toxics9110302.
Spilled mineral oils in the marine environment pose a number of challenges to sampling and analysis. Mineral oils are complex assemblages of hydrocarbons and additives, the composition of which can vary considerably depending on the source oil and product specifications. Further, the marine microbial and chemical environment can be harsh and variable over short times and distances, producing a rigorous source of hydrocarbon degradation of a mineral oil assemblage. Researchers must ensure that any measurements used to determine the nature and extent of the oil release, the fate and transport of the mineral oil constituents, and any resultant toxicological effects are derived using representative data that adhere to the study's data quality objectives (DQOs). The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance for crafting obtainable DQOs and provide insights into producing reliable results that properly underpin researchers' findings when scrutinized by others.
海洋环境中泄漏的矿物油给采样和分析带来了诸多挑战。矿物油是碳氢化合物和添加剂的复杂混合物，其成分会因原油来源和产品规格的不同而有很大差异。此外，海洋微生物和化学环境可能在短时间和短距离内极为恶劣且多变，这对矿物油混合物中的碳氢化合物造成了严重的降解。研究人员必须确保，用于确定石油泄漏的性质和程度、矿物油成分的归宿和迁移以及任何由此产生的毒理学效应的任何测量数据，都是依据符合研究数据质量目标（DQO）的代表性数据得出的。本文旨在为制定可实现的数据质量目标提供指导，并深入探讨如何得出可靠结果，以便在他人审查时能为研究人员的发现提供有力支撑。
