Heavy metal accessions to the forest floor of an urban forest reserve in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia

Abstract

A study was carried out to determine the total accessions of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in bulk precipitation, throughfall, stemflow, and litterfall at a secondary forest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This study shows that the urban environment of Kuala Lumpur contributes a considerable amount of heavy metals to the atmosphere and forest floor as reflected by the high metal contents in bulk precipitation, throughfall and stemflow

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Keywords

Heavy metal, Precipitation, Throughfall, Litterfall

Citation

Ahmad-Shah, A., Abas, M. R., & Mohamad-Nor, A. (1993). Heavy metal accessions to the forest floor of an urban forest reserve in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia. Science of the total environment, 134, 307-314.

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