The sources and ecological risk assessment of elemental pollution in sediment of Linggi estuary, Malaysia

Abstract

In this study, concentrations of heavy metals, rare earth elements (REEs), Uranium (U) and Thorium (Th) of the actinide group were determined from Linggi estuary sediment samples by neutron activation analysis (NAA) and inductive coupled plasma - mass spectrometry techniques.

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Keywords

Linggi estuary, Geo-accumulation index, Principal component analysis, Ecological risk index

Citation

Elias, M. S., Ibrahim, S., Samuding, K., Ab Rahman, S., & Hashim, A. (2018). The sources and ecological risk assessment of elemental pollution in sediment of Linggi estuary, Malaysia. Marine pollution bulletin, 137, 646-655.

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