Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata

Mangrove forest ecosystems are threatened by direct impacts such as cutting and pollution due to agricultural, industrialization and urbanization activities. Mangrove forests are often regarded as unpleasant environments with little intrinsic value. Mangrove forests perform valued regional and site-...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Rashidi, Ramya, Razanah, Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim, Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun, Yaman, Maheran
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Published:	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences QK Botany SB Plant culture TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD172 Environmental pollution TD194 Environmental effects of industries and plants
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spelling	iium-472372017-10-16T07:06:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47237/ Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata Othman, Rashidi Ramya, Razanah Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Yaman, Maheran GE Environmental Sciences QK Botany SB Plant culture TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD172 Environmental pollution TD194 Environmental effects of industries and plants Mangrove forest ecosystems are threatened by direct impacts such as cutting and pollution due to agricultural, industrialization and urbanization activities. Mangrove forests are often regarded as unpleasant environments with little intrinsic value. Mangrove forests perform valued regional and site-specific functions. Mangrove species can take up excessive nutrients and also play a crucial role in creating a favourable environment for a variety of chemical, biological and physical processes that contribute to the inorganic removal and degradation of organic compounds. Among the many mangrove species, Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata have been studied for biomonitoring of toxic heavy metals elements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb and Mn) in a wide range of plant tissues (roots and leaves) and sediment composition at three different locations in Negeri Sembilan, west coast of Malaysia. The results established that there were significant differences between the three mangrove species, locations, plant tissues and sediment samples and their interaction for all the five heavy metals content. The findings revealed that leaf tissues for all species accumulated mostly Fe, Zn, Pb and Cu. Interestingly we noticed that different localities will accumulate different type of heavy metals, for instance R. apiculata leaf tissues were detected with higher concentration of Cu and Pb at Kampung Sungai Sekawang whereas in another two sites were detected with Cu, Fe, Zn and Pb. S. alba indicated that the most heavy metals highly accumulated was Zn followed by Pb and Cu at Pasir Panjang. In this study A. alba showed Zn was highly accumulated in leaf tissues at Pasir Panjang. Thus, those three mangrove species appear to have the greatest potential for use as an effective ecological indicator tools as green application for inorganic contaminants monitoring in mangrove ecosystems. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015-11-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47237/1/JTEK_5.pdf Othman, Rashidi and Ramya, Razanah and Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim and Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun and Yaman, Maheran (2015) Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (30). pp. 111-118. ISSN 0127–9696 E-ISSN 2180–3722
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topic	GE Environmental Sciences QK Botany SB Plant culture TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD172 Environmental pollution TD194 Environmental effects of industries and plants
spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences QK Botany SB Plant culture TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD172 Environmental pollution TD194 Environmental effects of industries and plants Othman, Rashidi Ramya, Razanah Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Yaman, Maheran Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata
description	Mangrove forest ecosystems are threatened by direct impacts such as cutting and pollution due to agricultural, industrialization and urbanization activities. Mangrove forests are often regarded as unpleasant environments with little intrinsic value. Mangrove forests perform valued regional and site-specific functions. Mangrove species can take up excessive nutrients and also play a crucial role in creating a favourable environment for a variety of chemical, biological and physical processes that contribute to the inorganic removal and degradation of organic compounds. Among the many mangrove species, Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata have been studied for biomonitoring of toxic heavy metals elements (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb and Mn) in a wide range of plant tissues (roots and leaves) and sediment composition at three different locations in Negeri Sembilan, west coast of Malaysia. The results established that there were significant differences between the three mangrove species, locations, plant tissues and sediment samples and their interaction for all the five heavy metals content. The findings revealed that leaf tissues for all species accumulated mostly Fe, Zn, Pb and Cu. Interestingly we noticed that different localities will accumulate different type of heavy metals, for instance R. apiculata leaf tissues were detected with higher concentration of Cu and Pb at Kampung Sungai Sekawang whereas in another two sites were detected with Cu, Fe, Zn and Pb. S. alba indicated that the most heavy metals highly accumulated was Zn followed by Pb and Cu at Pasir Panjang. In this study A. alba showed Zn was highly accumulated in leaf tissues at Pasir Panjang. Thus, those three mangrove species appear to have the greatest potential for use as an effective ecological indicator tools as green application for inorganic contaminants monitoring in mangrove ecosystems.
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author	Othman, Rashidi Ramya, Razanah Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Yaman, Maheran
author_facet	Othman, Rashidi Ramya, Razanah Baharuddin, Zainul Mukrim Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Yaman, Maheran
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title	Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata
title_short	Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata
title_full	Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata
title_fullStr	Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata
title_full_unstemmed	Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata
title_sort	ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through sonneratia alba, avicennia alba and rhizophora apiculata
publisher	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47237/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47237/1/JTEK_5.pdf
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Ecological indicator agents for inorganic contaminants state monitoring through Sonneratia alba, Avicennia alba and Rhizophora apiculata

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