Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in seawater along the Western Coast of the Philippines
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Date
2000
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A study on petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations in seawater from the South China Sea off the western coast of the Philippines was conducted during April to May 1998. The concentrations of dissolved/dispersed petroleum hydrocarbons (DDPH) in seawater samples were measured at 31 stations, using Ultraviolet Fluorescence (UVF) Spectroscopy technique. The DDPH concentrations were found to be in the range of 0.02 - 1.47 µg/l as chrysene equivalent, with an average of 0.25 µg/l. An attempt was made to compare between petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater samples from the near-shore area (8 stations) and the offshore area (23 stations). It was found that the DDPH concentrations of the near-shore stations were in the range of 0.03 - 0.47 µg/l, with an average of 0.12 µg/l, whereas the DDPH concentrations of the offshore stations were in the range of 0.02- 1.47 µg/l, with an average of 0.29 µg/l. However, the student’s t-test of the two data groups indicated that the two means were not significantly different at a = 0.05.Page Range
316-320Pages
5Title of Parent Book or Report
Proceedings of the Third Technical Seminar on Marine Fishery Resources Survey in the South China Sea, Area III: Western Philippines, 13-15 July 1999Publisher or University
Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterConference Name
Proceedings of the Third Technical Seminar on Marine Fishery Resources Survey in the South China Sea, Area III: Western PhilippinesConference Location
Bangkok, ThailandConference Date
13-15 July 1999Resource/Dataset Location
http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/4361