Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques.
Deposition of tar balls along the coast of Goa, India is a common phenomenon during the southwest monsoon. Representative tar ball samples collected from various beaches of Goa and one Bombay High (BH) crude oil sample were subjected to fingerprint analysis based on diagnostic ratios of n-alkane, bi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2013
|
| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28917/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28917/1/Identification%20of%20sources%20of%20tar%20balls%20deposited%20along%20the%20Goa%20coast.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848846249311076352 |
|---|---|
| author | Suneel, V. Vethamonya, P. Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Naik, B. G. Prasad, K. V. S. R. |
| author_facet | Suneel, V. Vethamonya, P. Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Naik, B. G. Prasad, K. V. S. R. |
| author_sort | Suneel, V. |
| building | UPM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Deposition of tar balls along the coast of Goa, India is a common phenomenon during the southwest monsoon. Representative tar ball samples collected from various beaches of Goa and one Bombay High (BH) crude oil sample were subjected to fingerprint analysis based on diagnostic ratios of n-alkane, biomarkers of pentacyclic tri-terpanes and compound specific stable carbon isotope (δ13C) analysis to confirm the source. The results were compared with the published data of Middle East Crude Oil (MECO) and South East Asian Crude Oil (SEACO). The results revealed that the tar balls were from tanker-wash derived spills. The study also confirmed that the source is not the BH, but SEACO. The present study suggests that the biomarkers of alkanes and hopanes coupled with stable carbon isotope analysis act as a powerful tool for tracing the source of tar balls, particularly when the source specific biomarkers fail to distinguish the source. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T08:59:42Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm-28917 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T08:59:42Z |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | upm-289172016-01-28T07:41:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28917/ Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. Suneel, V. Vethamonya, P. Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Naik, B. G. Prasad, K. V. S. R. Deposition of tar balls along the coast of Goa, India is a common phenomenon during the southwest monsoon. Representative tar ball samples collected from various beaches of Goa and one Bombay High (BH) crude oil sample were subjected to fingerprint analysis based on diagnostic ratios of n-alkane, biomarkers of pentacyclic tri-terpanes and compound specific stable carbon isotope (δ13C) analysis to confirm the source. The results were compared with the published data of Middle East Crude Oil (MECO) and South East Asian Crude Oil (SEACO). The results revealed that the tar balls were from tanker-wash derived spills. The study also confirmed that the source is not the BH, but SEACO. The present study suggests that the biomarkers of alkanes and hopanes coupled with stable carbon isotope analysis act as a powerful tool for tracing the source of tar balls, particularly when the source specific biomarkers fail to distinguish the source. Elsevier 2013-05-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28917/1/Identification%20of%20sources%20of%20tar%20balls%20deposited%20along%20the%20Goa%20coast.pdf Suneel, V. and Vethamonya, P. and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Naik, B. G. and Prasad, K. V. S. R. (2013) Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 70 (1-2). pp. 81-89. ISSN 0025-326X; ESSN: 1879-3363 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.015 English |
| spellingShingle | Suneel, V. Vethamonya, P. Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Naik, B. G. Prasad, K. V. S. R. Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. |
| title | Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. |
| title_full | Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. |
| title_fullStr | Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. |
| title_short | Identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the Goa coast, India, using fingerprinting techniques. |
| title_sort | identification of sources of tar balls deposited along the goa coast, india, using fingerprinting techniques. |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28917/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28917/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28917/1/Identification%20of%20sources%20of%20tar%20balls%20deposited%20along%20the%20Goa%20coast.pdf |