Composition of selected heavy metals in road dust from Kuala Lumpur city centre

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to determine the concentration of heavy metals, e.g., lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cr) in road dust in Kuala Lumpur's city centre. Samples were collected from four sampling locations, each of which had four sampling points and three replications.

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Keywords

Heavy metals, Road dust, Particle size, City centre, PCA

Citation

Han, N. M. I. M., Latif, M. T., Othman, M., Dominick, D., Mohamad, N., Juahir, H., & Tahir, N. M. (2014). Composition of selected heavy metals in road dust from Kuala Lumpur city centre. Environmental Earth Sciences, 72, 849-859.

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