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Forensic characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hopanes in aerosols from Peninsular Malaysia


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Bahry, Pourya Shahpoury and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom and Abdullah, Dzulkefly Kuang and Sakari, Mahyar and Chandru, Kuhan and Shahbazi, Azadeh (2009) Forensic characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and hopanes in aerosols from Peninsular Malaysia. Environmental Forensics, 10 (3). pp. 240-252. ISSN 1527-5922; ESSN: 1527-5930

Abstract

A forensic study on the characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hopanes in atmospheric aerosols has been carried out on nine locations in peninsular Malaysia in July 2006. There were 18 individual PAHs and 16 individual hopanes detected in the samples. Total PAH concentrations ranged from 0.58 to 10.49 ng/m3, and hopanes ranged from 1.62 to 10.49 ng/m3. Source identification using diagnostic ratios suggests that the biomass burning and vehicular emissions are the main sources of PAHs in the samples. Additionally, the strong influence of crankcase oil incorporated in street dust was identified pointing out a significant source of hopanes in the study area.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/15275920903140387
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: Diagnostic ratios; Biomass burning; Vehicular emission; Crankcase oil; Street dust
Depositing User: Khairil Ridzuan Khahirullah
Date Deposited: 07 Jun 2013 06:50
Last Modified: 02 Nov 2015 01:21
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14803
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