Assessment of contaminants in sand production from petroleum wells offshore Sabah

• Main Authors: Shayuti, M.S.M., Zainal, S., Ya, T.M.Y.S.T., Abdullah, M.Z., Shahruddin, M.Z., Othman, N.H., Alias, N.H., Mohd, T.A.T., Sharudin, R.W.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Online Access: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/33920/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129512422&doi=10.1007%2fs11356-022-20389-6&partnerID=40&md5=816208b1828c97a7a5b9df8f7e78ee65
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Sand production remains a huge obstacle in many oil and gas fields around the world, but the hazards of contaminants riding on the produced sand are often not emphasised. Improper disposal of the sand could see the toxic leaching into the environment including the food chain, endangering all living...