Assessment of contaminants in sand production from petroleum wells offshore Sabah

• Main Authors: Shayuti, M.S.M., Zainal, S., Ya, T.M.Y.S.T., Abdullah, M.Z., Shahruddin, M.Z., Othman, N.H., Alias, N.H., Mohd, T.A.T., Sharudin, R.W.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Online Access: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/33920/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129512422&doi=10.1007%2fs11356-022-20389-6&partnerID=40&md5=816208b1828c97a7a5b9df8f7e78ee65

Sand production remains a huge obstacle in many oil and gas fields around the world, but the hazards of contaminants riding on the produced sand are often not emphasised. Improper disposal of the sand could see the toxic leaching into the environment including the food chain, endangering all living...