Noverita Dian Takarina¹ , Sharfina Tammy Aryanti² , Mohammad Agung Nugraha³

1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
3. Department of Marine and Fisheries, Bogor Agricultural Institute, Bogor, Indonesia
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Marine Science, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 13   doi: 10.5376/ijms.2013.03.0013
Received: 16 Feb., 2013    Accepted: 22 Mar., 2013    Published: 28 Mar., 2013

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Takarina et al., 2013, Concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAHs) in the Sediments and Milkfish (Chanos chanos, Forsk) at Marunda and Blanakan Ponds, Indonesia, International Journal of Marine Science, Vol.3, No.13 105-110 (doi: 10.5376/ijms.2013.03.0013)

The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are pollutants of concern due to their persistence in the marine ecosystem. The aim of the research was to analyse concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the sediments and milkfish (Chanos chanos, Forsk) at Marunda and Blanakan ponds.The PAHs fraction were analysed using GC-MS model Shimadzu QP5000.The results revealed that PAH detected in the surface sediments of Marunda and Blanakan Ponds, were Naphthalene, Benzo (b) fluoranthene, Benzo (k) fluoranthene, Benzo (a) pyrene and Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrenewith the range concentrations were 27.1~63.0 ng/g and 24.0~64.9 ng/g. Total PAH concentration observed in the meat and gills of Chanos chanos at Marunda ponds were 13.3 ng/g and 0.4 ng/g, respectively, while in Blanakan ponds, PAH were not detected.PAHs were detected in Marunda and Blanakan indicates input source petrogenic and pyrogenic both sediment, meat, and gills Chanos chanos, Forskal.

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); Sediments; Milkfish (Chanos chanos, Forsk); Marunda; Blanakan