Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island)
Date
2013
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Forty-three sediment samples were collected from the beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia to identify the enrichment of partially leached trace metals (PLTMs) from six different tourist beaches. The samples were analyzed for PLTMs Fe, Mn, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn.
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Keywords
Beach sediments, Partially leachable trace metals, Contamination, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Citation
Nagarajan, R., Jonathan, M. P., Roy, P. D., Wai-Hwa, L., Prasanna, M. V., Sarkar, S. K., & Navarrete-López, M. J. M. P. B. (2013). Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island). Marine pollution bulletin, 73(1), 369-373.