Baseline trace metals in water and sediment of the Baleh River - a tropical river in Sarawak, Malaysia
Date
2016
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Springer
Abstract
It is imperative to determine the local geochemical baseline to evaluate the contamination status. No study has been done to establish the background concentrations in tropical rivers of this region. This paper reports the background concentrations of metals in water and sediment of the Baleh River, Sarawak, derived based on the statistical methods where the areas possibly disturbed are distinguished from the undisturbed area.
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Keywords
Urbanization, Trace metals, Geochemical baseline, Quantitative indices
Citation
Sim, S. F., Chai, H. P., Nyanti, L., Ling, T. Y., & Grinang, J. (2016). Baseline trace metals in water and sediment of the Baleh River a tropical river in Sarawak, Malaysia. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 188, 1-12.