Chemometric techniques in distribution, characterisation and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) in aquaculture sediments in Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Retnam, Ananthy, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Juahir, Hafizan, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Abdul Zali, Munirah, Kasim, Mohd Fadhil
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28910/1/Chemometric%20techniques%20in%20distribution.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28910/

This study investigated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in surface sediments within aquaculture areas in Peninsular Malaysia using chemometric techniques, forensics and univariate methods. The samples were analysed using soxhlet extraction, silica gel column clean-up and gas chroma...