Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in rivers and estuaries in Malaysia: a widespread input of petrogenic PAHs

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Takada, Hideshige, Tsutsumi, Shinobu, Ohno, Kei, Yamada, Junya, Kouno, Eriko, Kumata, Hidetoshi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 2002
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40070/1/Distribution%20of%20polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbons%20%28PAHs%29%20in%20rivers%20and%20estuaries%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40070/; http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es011278%2B

This is the first publication on the distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in riverine and coastal sediments in South East Asia where the rapid transfer of land-based pollutants into aquatic environments by heavy rainfall and runoff waters is of great concern. Twenty-ni...