Persistent organic pollutants in the Muda area
Creators
- 1. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi (Malaysia). School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology
Description
A screening for the presence of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) in Malaysia was undertaken by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as part of the Department of Environment's assessment process to study the extent of bioaccumulation or the transboundary effect of POPs in the country. Water, sediment and fish samples were tested for the presence of nine compounds which were aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane, DDT, hexachlordane, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene and heptachlor. The Muda area was one of the areas investigated where samplings were conducted at Sungai Tajar, Sungai Tala and Sungai Fadang. Analyses of the samples showed that residues of DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin and BHC were present in the sediment.The water samples also showed the presence of aldrin and dieldrin. (Author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research MINT
- Imprint Place
- Bangi (Malaysia)
- ISBN
- 983-99341-4-7
- Imprint Title
- Sustainable rice production in Malaysia beyond 2000
- Imprint Pagination
- 286 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 133-140
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Malaysia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Malaysia
- INIS RN
- 37008331
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALDRIN; BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION; DDT; DIELDRIN; ENVIRONMENT; MALAYSIA; POLLUTANTS; RESIDUES; SAMPLING; SCREENING; SEDIMENTS; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- AROMATICS; ASIA; CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INSECTICIDES; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES