Forensic investigation of aliphatic hydrocarbons in the sediments from selected mangrove ecosystems in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Vaezzadeh, V., Zakaria, M.P., Shau-Hwai, A.T., Ibrahim, Z.Z., Mustafa, S., Abootalebi-Jahromi, F., Masood, N., Magam, S.M., Alkhadher, S.A.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19509/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.034

Peninsular Malaysia has gone through fast development during recent decades resulting in the release of large amounts of petroleum and its products into the environment. Aliphatic hydrocarbons are one of the major components of petroleum. Surface sediment samples were collected from five rivers alon...