Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia

This study investigated distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsular Malaysia. The samples were extracted using Soxhlet extraction, purified using two-s...

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Main Authors: Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Keshavarzifard, Shahin, Sharifi, Reza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59593/1/06%20JST-0667-2016-3rdProof.pdf
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author Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Keshavarzifard, Shahin
Sharifi, Reza
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Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
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Sharifi, Reza
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description This study investigated distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsular Malaysia. The samples were extracted using Soxhlet extraction, purified using two-step silica gel column chromatography and then analysed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total PAH concentrations ranged from 95.17 to 361.24 ng g-1 dry weight (dw) and 330.09 to 552.76 ng g-1 dw in surface sediments from the Kim Kim and Segget Rivers, respectively. Source type identification using PAH molecular indices and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) indicated that PAHs were mostly of pyrogenic origin, while in some stations petrogenic sources had a significant portion. A PAH toxicity assessment using sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), mean effect range-median quotient (M-ERM-Q), benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) equivalent concentration and BaP toxicity equivalent quotient (TEQcarc) indicated low probability of toxicity for both the Kim Kim and Segget Rivers. Moreover, the human health risk assessment applying Cancer Riskingestion and Cancer Riskdermal indicated that probabilistic health risk to humans via ingestion and dermal pathways from sediments of the Kim Kim and Segget Rivers can be categorised as low-to-moderate risk.
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spelling upm.eprints-595932018-03-12T03:43:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59593/ Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Keshavarzifard, Shahin Sharifi, Reza This study investigated distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsular Malaysia. The samples were extracted using Soxhlet extraction, purified using two-step silica gel column chromatography and then analysed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total PAH concentrations ranged from 95.17 to 361.24 ng g-1 dry weight (dw) and 330.09 to 552.76 ng g-1 dw in surface sediments from the Kim Kim and Segget Rivers, respectively. Source type identification using PAH molecular indices and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) indicated that PAHs were mostly of pyrogenic origin, while in some stations petrogenic sources had a significant portion. A PAH toxicity assessment using sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), mean effect range-median quotient (M-ERM-Q), benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) equivalent concentration and BaP toxicity equivalent quotient (TEQcarc) indicated low probability of toxicity for both the Kim Kim and Segget Rivers. Moreover, the human health risk assessment applying Cancer Riskingestion and Cancer Riskdermal indicated that probabilistic health risk to humans via ingestion and dermal pathways from sediments of the Kim Kim and Segget Rivers can be categorised as low-to-moderate risk. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59593/1/06%20JST-0667-2016-3rdProof.pdf Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Keshavarzifard, Shahin and Sharifi, Reza (2018) Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 26 (1). pp. 95-120. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2026%20(1)%20Jan.%202018/06%20JST-0667-2016-3rdProof.pdf
spellingShingle Keshavarzifard, Mehrzad
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Keshavarzifard, Shahin
Sharifi, Reza
Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia
title Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia
title_full Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia
title_fullStr Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia
title_short Distributions, composition patterns, sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments from the Kim Kim River and Segget River, Peninsula Malaysia
title_sort distributions composition patterns sources and potential toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons pahs pollution in surface sediments from the kim kim river and segget river peninsula malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59593/1/06%20JST-0667-2016-3rdProof.pdf
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