Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca
The petroleum hydrocarbon dist1ibution in the Port Dichson coastal waters was studied over a period of three years from 1986 to 1989. Generally, there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) of hydrocarbon levels in water among the sampling stations on each of the sampling dates. However a pro...
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| description | The petroleum hydrocarbon dist1ibution in the Port Dichson coastal waters was studied over a period of three years
from 1986 to 1989. Generally, there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) of hydrocarbon levels in water among
the sampling stations on each of the sampling dates. However a pronounced fluctuation was found at different
samping dates. Similarly, a pronounced fluctuation of hydrocarbon content in the sediment with different sampling
dates was also detected. The mean hydrocarbon level in the water ranged between 14.69ppb and 150.28 ppb, ESSO
'Tapis A crude oil equivalent (or between 0.77 ppb and 7.87 ppb, chrysene equivalent), while for the sediment it
ranged between 21. 73 mg/kg and 74.50 mg/kgdry sediment, Esso Tapis A crude oil equivalent (or between 1.12
mg/hgand 3. 90 mg/kgdry sediment, chrysene equivalent). The oil pollution level in the PortDickson coastal waters
was comparable or higher than that found in the Exclusive Economic Zone watels off Pahang and Sabah, but was
lower than that detected in the Terengganu and Sanl1uak waters. The saUTce of hydrocarbon pollution in the POTt
Dichsm~ coastal waters was probably from the open sea and the nearby harbour and oil refineries rather than from
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| spelling | upm-28722013-05-27T07:04:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2872/ Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca Law, A. T. Ravinthar, Vellu Yeong, C. H. The petroleum hydrocarbon dist1ibution in the Port Dichson coastal waters was studied over a period of three years from 1986 to 1989. Generally, there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) of hydrocarbon levels in water among the sampling stations on each of the sampling dates. However a pronounced fluctuation was found at different samping dates. Similarly, a pronounced fluctuation of hydrocarbon content in the sediment with different sampling dates was also detected. The mean hydrocarbon level in the water ranged between 14.69ppb and 150.28 ppb, ESSO 'Tapis A crude oil equivalent (or between 0.77 ppb and 7.87 ppb, chrysene equivalent), while for the sediment it ranged between 21. 73 mg/kg and 74.50 mg/kgdry sediment, Esso Tapis A crude oil equivalent (or between 1.12 mg/hgand 3. 90 mg/kgdry sediment, chrysene equivalent). The oil pollution level in the PortDickson coastal waters was comparable or higher than that found in the Exclusive Economic Zone watels off Pahang and Sabah, but was lower than that detected in the Terengganu and Sanl1uak waters. The saUTce of hydrocarbon pollution in the POTt Dichsm~ coastal waters was probably from the open sea and the nearby harbour and oil refineries rather than from land TUn off 1990 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2872/1/Oil_Pollution_in_the_Coastal_Waters_off_Port_Dickson%2C.pdf Law, A. T. and Ravinthar, Vellu and Yeong, C. H. (1990) Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca. Pertanika, 13 (3). pp. 381-387. English |
| spellingShingle | Law, A. T. Ravinthar, Vellu Yeong, C. H. Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca |
| title | Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca |
| title_full | Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca |
| title_fullStr | Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca |
| title_short | Oil Pollution in the Coastal Waters off Port Dickson, Straits of Malacca |
| title_sort | oil pollution in the coastal waters off port dickson, straits of malacca |
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