Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia

The individual compounds and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) were studied in the surface sediments at 32 locations in the tourism area of Langkawi Island. A total of 15 PAHs were determined and quantified by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total PAH c...

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Main Authors:	Chiu, Terence Ricky, Md Firoz Khan, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Haris Hafizal Abdul Hamid, Hafidz Yusoff, Masni Mohd Ali
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Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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spelling	ukm-120752018-09-22T10:35:17Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12075/ Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia Chiu, Terence Ricky Md Firoz Khan, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Haris Hafizal Abdul Hamid, Hafidz Yusoff, Masni Mohd Ali, The individual compounds and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) were studied in the surface sediments at 32 locations in the tourism area of Langkawi Island. A total of 15 PAHs were determined and quantified by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total PAH concentrations of surface sediments from Langkawi Island ranged from 228.13 to 990.25 ng/g and they were classified as being in the low to moderate pollution range. All sampling stations were dominated by high molecular weight PAHs with 4 rings (31.59%) and 5-6 rings (42.73%). The diagnostic ratio results showed that in most cases, the sampling stations have pyrogenic input. Further analysis using principal component analysis (PCA) combined with absolute principal component score (APCS) and multiple linear regression (MLR) showed that the natural gas emissions contributed to 57% of the total PAH concentration, 22% from the incomplete combustion and pyrolysis of fuel, 15% from pyrogenic and petrogenic sources and 6% from an undefined source. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12075/1/02%20Terence%20Ricky%20Chiu.pdf Chiu, Terence Ricky and Md Firoz Khan, and Mohd Talib Latif, and Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, and Haris Hafizal Abdul Hamid, and Hafidz Yusoff, and Masni Mohd Ali, (2018) Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 47 (5). pp. 871-882. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol47num5_2018/contentsVol47num5_2018.html
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description	The individual compounds and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) were studied in the surface sediments at 32 locations in the tourism area of Langkawi Island. A total of 15 PAHs were determined and quantified by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total PAH concentrations of surface sediments from Langkawi Island ranged from 228.13 to 990.25 ng/g and they were classified as being in the low to moderate pollution range. All sampling stations were dominated by high molecular weight PAHs with 4 rings (31.59%) and 5-6 rings (42.73%). The diagnostic ratio results showed that in most cases, the sampling stations have pyrogenic input. Further analysis using principal component analysis (PCA) combined with absolute principal component score (APCS) and multiple linear regression (MLR) showed that the natural gas emissions contributed to 57% of the total PAH concentration, 22% from the incomplete combustion and pyrolysis of fuel, 15% from pyrogenic and petrogenic sources and 6% from an undefined source.
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author	Chiu, Terence Ricky Md Firoz Khan, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Haris Hafizal Abdul Hamid, Hafidz Yusoff, Masni Mohd Ali,
spellingShingle	Chiu, Terence Ricky Md Firoz Khan, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Haris Hafizal Abdul Hamid, Hafidz Yusoff, Masni Mohd Ali, Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia
author_facet	Chiu, Terence Ricky Md Firoz Khan, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Haris Hafizal Abdul Hamid, Hafidz Yusoff, Masni Mohd Ali,
author_sort	Chiu, Terence Ricky
title	Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_short	Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_full	Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia
title_sort	distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in surface sediments of langkawi island, malaysia
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12075/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12075/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12075/1/02%20Terence%20Ricky%20Chiu.pdf
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Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of Langkawi Island, Malaysia

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