Geochemical behaviour and risk assessment of trace elements in a tropical river, Northwest Borneo

Abstract

This study focuses on the highly mobile fraction of trace elements in particulates (<11 μm) and dissolved form in the Lower Baram River. A factor model utilizing trace elements in the dissolved and mobile phase in the particulates (<11 μm) along with water column characteristics and the partition coefficient (Kd) of the trace elements indicated a more significant role for manganese oxyhydroxides in trace element transport.

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Keywords

River, Estuary, Trace elements, Particulates, Partition coefficient, Iron-manganese oxides

Citation

Prabakaran, K., Eswaramoorthi, S., Nagarajan, R., Anandkumar, A., & Franco, F. M. (2020). Geochemical behaviour and risk assessment of trace elements in a tropical river, Northwest Borneo. Chemosphere, 252, 126430.

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