Open AccessDistribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Surface Sediments from Red Sea Coast of Yemen
Author(s) -
Nada Mol-Aldwila,
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Ahmad Alaydrus,
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Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47363/jirr/2021(1)105
Subject(s) - pollution , sediment , sea coast , oil spill , environmental science , environmental chemistry , oil pollution , contamination , oceanography , environmental engineering , geology , chemistry , geomorphology , ecology , biology
Field work has been carried out to identify the occurrence of oil and oil by- product pollution along the Red Sea Coast of Yemen. The total concentation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples ranged from 33.7ug/g at Rass-Issa to 5.23ug/g dry wt.at Al-Mukha. This pollution is a consequence of localized oil operation and /or heavy ship traffic.