Nobumitsu SakaiJunichi ShirasakaYasuto MatsuiMohd Redzuan RamliKousuke YoshidaMustafa Ali MohdMinoru Yoneda2024-05-202024-05-202017Sakai, N., Shirasaka, J., Matsui, Y., Ramli, M. R., Yoshida, K., Mohd, M. A., & Yoneda, M. (2017). Occurrence, fate and environmental risk of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in the Langat and Selangor River basins, Malaysia. Chemosphere, 172, 234-241.https://repoemc.ukm.my/handle/123456789/1523Five homologs (C10-C14) of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) were quantitated in surface water collected in the Langat and Selangor River basins using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). A geographic information system (GIS) was used to spatially analyze the occurrence of LAS in both river basins, and the LAS contamination associated with the population was elucidated by spatial analysis at a sub-basin level. The LAS concentrations in the dissolved phase (<0.45 μm) and 4 fractions separated by particle size (<0.1 μm, 0.1e1 μm, 1e11 μm and >11 μm) were analyzed to elucidate the environmental fate of LAS in the study area. The environmental risks of the observed LAS concentration were assessed based on predicted no effect concentration (PNEC) normalized by a quantitative structure-activity relationship model.enLinear alkylbenzene sulfonateLangat and Selangor River basinsLC-MS/MSGISSpatial analysis and source profilingEnvironmental fate and risk assessmentJournal