Accumulation and risk assessment of heavy metals employing species sensitivity distributions in Linggi River, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Date
2021
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
The constant increase of heavy metals into the aqueous environment has become a contemporary global issue of concern to government authorities and the public. The study assesses the concentration, distribution, and risk assessment of heavy metals in freshwater from the Linggi River, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Species sensitivity distribution (SSD) was utilised to calculate the cumulative probability distribution of toxicity from heavy metals. The aquatic organism's toxicity data obtained from the ECOTOXicology knowledgebase (ECOTOX) was used to estimate the predictive non-effects concentration (PNEC).
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Keywords
Linggi River, Freshwater ecosystem, Heavy metals, Risk assessment, Species sensitivity distribution (SSD)
Citation
Razak, M. R., Aris, A. Z., Zakaria, N. A. C., Wee, S. Y., & Ismail, N. A. H. (2021). Accumulation and risk assessment of heavy metals employing species sensitivity distributions in Linggi River, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 211, 111905.