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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 88, Issue 5, Pages 755-758Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0574-2
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Total petrogenic hydrocarbon; Subsurface water; Anthropogenic activities; Setiu Wetland; South China Sea (Malaysia)
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- Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia [04-01-12-SF0085]
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The distribution of total petrogenic hydrocarbon was investigated in the subsurface water of Setiu Wetland from July to October 2008. The concentration was quantified by UV-fluorescence spectroscopy and ranged from 4 to 121 mu g/L (mean 60 +/- A 41 mu g/L). Higher total petrogenic hydrocarbon concentrations were found in area with high boating activities suggesting that the contribution is likely related to fossil fuel combustion. The present study also revealed that the total petrogenic hydrocarbon values are still lower that those reported in Malaysian coastal waters.
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