Acknowledgement 
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Acknowledgement 
Paul Kienhuls Is gratefully acknowledged for giving the primary Impulse to con 
duct this Investigation and for leading the way In Introducing this subject to the 
OSINET community. This undertaking certainly contributed to the awareness of 
the paraffin wax problem In the marine environment 
Many thanks to all the people, OSINET members and BSH staff alike, who con 
tributed to this work with valuable suggestions and fruitful discussions. 
Special thanks are due to David Francois for providing paraffin wax samples 
from France for this Investigation. 
The lAEA-lab participation In the RR with GC-FID and GC-IRMS analyses has 
been partially funded by the US through the Peaceful Uses Initiatives (PUI) 
program under the project of “Implementation of a Comprehensive Sampling 
and Analytical Methodology to Determine and Trace Oil Pollution In Marine 
Waters”. The IAEA Is grateful for the support provided to Its Environment Labo 
ratories by the Government of the Principality of Monaco.