Heavy metal concentration in the surface sediment of Tanjung Lumpur mangrove forest, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Mohd Yusuf, Nurulnadia and Mohamad Shazili, Noor Azhar and Ong, Meng Chuan and Saad, Shahbudin and Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal and Bidai, Joseph (2011) Heavy metal concentration in the surface sediment of Tanjung Lumpur mangrove forest, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (2). pp. 89-92. ISSN 0126-6039

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Abstract

Surface sediment samples from 2 transects (20 sampling points) of Tanjung Lumpur mangrove forest were analyzed for the concentrations of Pb, Cu, Co and Mn. In this study, the average concentrations of Pb, Cu, Co and Mn were 44.41 μg/g dry weight, 32.79 μg/g dry weight, 5.79 μg/g dry weight and 117.73 μg/g dry weight, respectively. The calculated enrichment factors (EF) obtained for Co and Mn can be considered to have the terigeneous in sources while Pb and Cu are considered to have anthropogenic input.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5410/1921
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Co; Cu; enrichment factors; Mn; Pb; Tanjung Lumpur
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Biotechnology Kulliyyah of Science > Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies
Depositing User:	Professor Dr. Kamaruzzaman Yunus
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2011 15:21
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2017 13:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/1921

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