Urban vs. marine based oil pollution in the strait of Johor, Malaysia: A century record

Mahyar Sakari; Mohamad P. Zakaria; Che A.Rahim Mohamed; Nordin H. Lajis; Kuhan Chandru; Pourya S. Bahry; Mazlin B. Mokhtar; Azadeh Shahbazi

doi:10.1080/15320383.2010.515630

Urban vs. marine based oil pollution in the strait of Johor, Malaysia: A century record

Mahyar Sakari
, Mohamad P. Zakaria
, Che A.Rahim Mohamed
, Nordin H. Lajis
, Kuhan Chandru
, Pourya S. Bahry
, Mazlin B. Mokhtar
, Azadeh Shahbazi

Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
University of Otago

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Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute a class of organic pollutants in the environment that come from combustion of organic matter and petroleum products and from natural sources. Reconstruction of PAH history from two sedimentary cores of the Strait of Johor in peninsular Malaysia showed predominance of urban over marine-based sources of oil pollution. Laboratory analysis of the cores found oil pollution from city-sourced material since 1910 and 1940 in the near-shore and offshore samples, respectively. Using hopane as molecular biomarker of petroleum pollution, this study found a predominance of Southeast Asian-originated oil and its derivatives. This study concludes that crankcase oil, asphalt, street dust and urban sediments considerably contribute to oil pollution of the study area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	644-666
Number of pages	23
Journal	Soil and Sediment Contamination
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2010.515630
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Gas chromatograph
Hopane
Johor
Malaysia
Oil pollution
PAHs

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Urban vs. marine based oil pollution in the strait of Johor, Malaysia: A century record

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