Mercury contamination in the estuaries and coastal sediments of the Strait of Malacca
Date
2015
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Publisher
Springer
Abstract
Sediment is a great indicator for assessing coastal mercury contamination. This work profiled the magnitude of mercury pollution in the tropical estuaries and coastal sediments of the Strait of Malacca. Mercury was extracted through the ultrasound-assisted mercury extraction method and analyzed using the flow injection mercury system.
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Keywords
Estuaries, Coastal sediment, Geoaccumulation index, Mercury analyzer, Mercury contamination, Strait of Malacca
Citation
Looi, L. J., Aris, A. Z., Yusoff, F. M., & Hashim, Z. (2015). Mercury contamination in the estuaries and coastal sediments of the Strait of Malacca. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 187, 1-15.