The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 15 No 2 (2011): 295 – 302

 

 

 

 

Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Pollution in Marine Sediment from Tuanku Abdul Rahman National Park, Sabah

 

(Sumber Pencemaran Hidrokarbon Aromatik Polinuklear (PAH) Dalam Sedimen Marin Dari  Taman Negara Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Sabah)

 

Md Suhaimi Elias*, Ab Khalik Wood, Zaleha Hashim, Mohd Suhaimi Hamzah, Shamsiah Ab Rahman,

Nazaratul Ashifa Abdullah Salim

 

Analytical Chemistry Application Group,

Waste and Environmental Technology Division,

Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author: mdsuhaimi@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

 

 

Abstract

The concentrations of parent and alkyl Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine sediment samples collected from Tuanku Abdul Rahman National Park, Sabah were determined by using GCMS. The ratio of anthracene to anthracene plus phenanthrane, fluorenthane to fluorenthane plus pyrene, benz[a]anthracene to benz[a]anthracene plus chrysene and indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene to indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene plus benzo[g,h,i]perylene, compounds were  used to identify the sources of PAHs pollution. The total concentration of parent and alkyl PAHs are ranged from 121.7 to 191.5 ng/g dry weight. The concentrations of PAHs pollution in sediments were categorised as a moderate polluted. The ratio values of PAHs compound indicate the origin source of PAHs pollutions in marine sediment sample of Tuanku Abdul Rahman National Park were originated from fossil fuel combustion (pyrolytic).

 

Keywords: PAHs, national park, pollution source, sediment

 

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