Magam, Sami M. and Masood, Najat and Alkhadher, Sadeq A. A. and Alanazi, Tahani Y. A. and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Sidek, Lariyah Mohd and Suratman, Suhaimi and Alrabie, Nabeel Abdullah (2024) Seasonal variations in the distribution of aliphatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Selangor River, Peninsular Malaysia's West Coast. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46 (2). ISSN 0269-4042, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01828-w.
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The seasonal variation of petroleum pollution including n-alkanes in surface sediments of the Selangor River in Malaysia during all four climatic seasons was investigated using GC-MS. The concentrations of n-alkanes in the sediment samples did not significantly correlate with TOC (r = 0.34, p > 0.05). The concentrations of the 29 n-alkanes in the Selangor River ranged from 967 to 3711 mu g g(-1) dw, with higher concentrations detected during the dry season. The overall mean per cent of grain-sized particles in the Selangor River was 85.9 +/- 2.85% sand, 13.5 +/- 2.8% clay, and 0.59 +/- 0.34% gravel, respectively. n-alkanes are derived from a variety of sources, including fresh oil, terrestrial plants, and heavy/degraded oil in estuaries. The results of this study highlight concerns and serve as a warning that hydrocarbon contamination is affecting human health. As a result, constant monitoring and assessment of aliphatic hydrocarbons in coastal and riverine environments are needed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia through Universiti Putra Malaysia [6379005], IOES-2016, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science's (JSPS) Asian Core Project on the Straits of Malacca |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | n-alkane; Sediments; Selangor River; Degradation; Pollution |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Divisions: | Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2024 07:41 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2024 07:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44160 |
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