The sources and ecological risk assessment of elemental pollution in sediment of Linggi estuary, Malaysia
Date
2018
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Publisher
Elsevier
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.