Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island)

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.

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