%0 Journal Article %A Belin Tavakoly Sany and Aishah Salleh and Abdul Halim Sulaiman and Ghazaleh Monazami Tehrani %D 2012 %J International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 69, 2012 %T Ecological Risk Assessment of Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the North Port, Malaysia %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5821 %V 69 %X The pollution of sediments sampled from the North Port by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was investigated. Concentrations of PAHs estimated in the port sediments ranged from 199 to 2851.2 μg/kg dw. The highest concentration was found which is closed to the Berth line, this locations affected by intensive shipping activities and Land based runoff and they were dominated by the high molecular weight PAHs (4–6- rings). Source identification showed that PAHs originated mostly from the pyrogenic source either from the combustion of fossil fuels, grass, wood and coal (majority of the samples). Ecological Risk Assessment on the port sediments presented that slightly adverse ecological effects to biological community are expected to occur at the vicinity of the stations 1 and 4. Thus PAHs are not considered as pollutants of concern in the North Port. %P 570 - 573