Depositional History of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Reconstruction of Petroleum Pollution Record in Peninsular Malaysia

Abstract

In the last century, the world has experienced huge and various types of environmental threats. An important group of them is generated from the wide use of fossil fuel such as petroleum as the source of energy in industries, urban development and transportation. Hydrocarbons are the main constituents of fossil fuels thus petroleum hydrocarbons are possible and important source of pollution worldwide. Petroleum