Abstract:
The presence of petroleum hydrocarbons in the marine environment can be
associated to oil pollution. Hence, the presence of hydrocarbons in marine sediment is a
good indicator of oil pollution. A significant aspect of nature, bordered by amongst the
world's most rapidly industrializing nations and traversed by ships from all around the
world, the South China Sea is vulnerable to oil pollution. Therefore, 26 sampling stations
were established off the coast of Pahang to study the levels of hydrocarbon in sediment
taken from these stations. Quantitative and qualitative studies were also conducted to
determine the constituents of hydrocarbons present in the sediment samples.
