The history of petroleum pollution in Malaysia; Urgent need for integrated prevention approach

EnvironmentAsia

Volumn 3, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2010, Pages 131-142

  Sakari, Mahyar ^a   Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi ^b   Mohamed, Che Abd Rahim ^a   Lajis, Nordin Haji ^b   Chandru, Kuhan ^b   Bahry, Pourya Shahpoury ^c   Shafiee, Mohammadreza Mohammad ^b   Anita, Sofia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Integrated management; Malaysia; PAHs; Petroleum pollution; Source identification

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE POLLUTION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PETROLEUM; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 76849117550     PISSN: 19061714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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