Spatial distribution of heavy metals in tropical coastal sediment of the Northern Malacca Strait, Malaysia
Date
2018
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Technoscience Publications
Abstract
Spatial distribution of eight heavy metals (Al, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cu, Co, Cd) in surface sediments of northern Malacca Strait were investigated. Samples were taken from 18 stations in June, 2013. The concentrations of metals ranged between 1.70-5.75% (Al), 1.13-3.19% (Fe), 117.53-323.19 µg/g (Mn), 30.14-79.42 µg/g (Zn), 8.88-29.28 µg/g (Pb), 3.51-16.58 µg/g (Cu), 2.16-5.93 µg/g (Co) and 0.00- 0.50 µg/g (Cd).
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Keywords
Heavy metals, Malacca strait, Marine sediment, Pollution index
Citation
Shaari, H., Razak, N. S. A., Khalik, W. M. A. W. M., Shazili, N. A. M., & Bidai, J. (2018). Spatial distribution of heavy metals in tropical coastal sediment of the Northern Malacca Strait, Malaysia. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 17(4), 1115-1123.