Data on sea surface biophysical parameters during different monsoon seasons.

The biophysical data presented in this article were collected in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia from May to November 2009. These monthly surface data were obtained from 32 stations along the coastal-offshore transect and were analyzed to understand the spatial and temporal distributions of biophysical parameters during different monsoon seasons. The data presented here include sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface salinity (SSS), Secchi disk depth (SDD), Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), suspended particulate matter (SPM), mineral suspended solid (MSS) and chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM).

Data on dissolved metals in Terengganu waters of South China Sea during pre-, post-, and Northeast Monsoon season.

Metals are natural elements existed in the environment. However, due to the rapid development of urbanisation and economic, high content of anthropogenic metals are being perceived in polluting the environment. The oceans are known to be a part of the sinking basin for anthropogenic metals ends.

Laboratory tests on heat treatment of ballast water using engine waste heat.

Waste heat recovery from shipboard machineries could be a potential source for heat treatment of ballast water. Similar to a shipboard schematic arrangement, a laboratory-scale engine-heat exchanger set-up harvesting waste heat from jacket water and exhaust gases was erected to test the level of species' mortalities. Mortalities were also assessed under experimental conditions for cultured and natural plankton communities at laboratory level.

Laboratory stimulation of oil-spill effects on marine phytoplankton.

Continuous culture conditions designed to achieve a dynamic equilibrium between phytoplankton growth and nutrient input were established for Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Isochrysis galbana and Chlorella salina. The technique was used to determine the no observed effect concentration (NOEC) and lowest observed effect concentration (LOEC) for algae after spiking with diesel oil. P.