Characterization of alkanes, hopanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in tar-balls collected from the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chandru, Kuhan, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Sofia Anita, Shahbazi, Azadeh, Sakari, Mahyar, Bahry, Pourya Shahpoury, Mohamed, Che Abd Rahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17690/1/Characterization%20of%20alkanes.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17690/

The East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia faces the South China Sea and is vulnerable to oil pollution because of intense petroleum production activities in the area. The South China Sea is also a favored route for supertankers carrying crude oil to the Far East. Consequently, oil spills can occur, caus...