Assessment of Sewage Molecular Markers: Linear Alkylbenzenes in Sediments of an Industrialized Region in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Alkhadher S.A.A., Al-Hazmi H.E., Suratman S., Zakaria M.P., Masood N., Szel?g B., Magam S.M., Al-Qadami E.H.H., Majtacz J., Kowal P., Kurniawan T.A., Abdulrahman S.A.M., Albaseer S.S.
• Other Authors: 56405495700
• Format: Article
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2024
• Subjects: degradation; internally over exterior; linear alkylbenzenes; molecular marker; pollutants contained in wastewater; sediment; Malaysia; West Malaysia; Analysis of variance (ANOVA); Biological water treatment; Correlation methods; Ecosystems; Effluents; Laboratories; Sampling; Sediments; Sewage; Alkyl benzene; Coastal environments; Coastal rivers; Human activities; Internally over exterior; Linear alkylbenzene; Molecular marker; Pollutant contained in wastewater; Wastewater treatment system; coastal zone; fluvial deposit; human activity; organic compound; sampling; sediment analysis; variance analysis; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment

In this study, the use of linear alkylbenzenes (LABs) was employed to pinpoint the sources of human activity that cause detrimental impacts on the coastal environment and river ecosystems. LABs were detected using GC�MS in sediment samples assembled from Kim Kim River (KKR) and the Port Dickson coas...