Heavy metals bioavailability and pollution indices evaluation in the mangrove surface sediment of Sungai Puloh, Malaysia

Abstract

Heavy metals bioavailability, organic matter and grain size were investigated in the surface sediment of Sungai Puloh mangrove area using modified sequential extraction technique, loss on ignition and pipette method, respectively.

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Keywords

Heavy metals, Bioavailability, Risk assessment code, Geoaccumulation index, Contamination factor, Multivariate analysis

Citation

Abubakar, U. S., Zulkifli, S. Z., & Ismail, A. (2018). Heavy metals bioavailability and pollution indices evaluation in the mangrove surface sediment of Sungai Puloh, Malaysia. Environmental earth sciences, 77, 1-12.

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