Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) and hopanes in stranded tar-balls on the coasts of Peninsular Malaysia: applications of biomarkers for identifying sources of oil pollution

Malaysian coasts are subjected to various threats of petroleum pollution including routine and accidental oil spill from tankers, spillage of crude oils from inland and offshore oil fields, and run-off from land-based human activities. Due to its strategic location, the Straits of Malacca serves as...

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Main Authors: Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Okuda, Tomoaki, Takada, Hideshige
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40328/1/Polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbon%20%28PAHs%29%20and%20hopanes%20in%20stranded%20tar-balls%20on%20the%20coasts%20of%20Peninsular%20Malaysia%20applications%20of%20biomarkers%20for%20identifying%20sources%20of%20oil%20pollution.pdf