Analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in mangrove sediments of Red Sea of Yemen

Nabil A. AL-SHWAFI, Abdulhakim AL-KHOLIDI, Aref M. O. AL-JABALI, and N

Global Geology ›› 2009, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3) : 160-163.

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Analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in mangrove sediments of Red Sea of Yemen

  • Nabil A. AL-SHWAFI1 , Abdulhakim AL-KHOLIDI2, 4 , Aref M. O. AL-JABALI3, 4 and Nengjuan ZHOU
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A field work has been carried out to identify the occurrence of oil and oil products pollution in mangrove sediment from Red Sea of Yemen. The concentration of total petroleum hydrocarbons is from 700 ng/g at Kamaran Island station to 400 ng/g at Al-Hodiedah station, and the total organic carbon ( TOC) in samples ranges from 0.07% at Dhubab station to 0.03% at Kamaran Island station. This pollution is as a result of localized oil pollution and /or heavy ship traffic in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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petroleum hydrocarbon / mangrove sediment / Red Sea / Yemen

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Nabil A. AL-SHWAFI, Abdulhakim AL-KHOLIDI, Aref M. O. AL-JABALI, and N. Analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in mangrove sediments of Red Sea of Yemen[J]. Global Geology. 2009, 12(3): 160-163
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