Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia

Sediment samples were obtained from six stations in the Tanjung Karang Estuary, Malaysia and analyzed for the trace elements such as Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and Pb. Concentration of these elements ranged from 2.04-4.50 %, 446-698 μgg-1, 26.3-85.7 μgg-1, 2.63-18.1 μgg-1 and 10.6-28.0 μgg-1 for Fe, Mn, Zn, C...

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Main Authors:	Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Faeiza Buyong, Othman Hj. Ross, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila
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Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2002
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spelling	ukm-38172012-05-04T04:06:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3817/ Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Faeiza Buyong, Othman Hj. Ross, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila, Sediment samples were obtained from six stations in the Tanjung Karang Estuary, Malaysia and analyzed for the trace elements such as Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and Pb. Concentration of these elements ranged from 2.04-4.50 %, 446-698 μgg-1, 26.3-85.7 μgg-1, 2.63-18.1 μgg-1 and 10.6-28.0 μgg-1 for Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and Pb, respectively. Their concentration values also varied with depth at all stations. The concentration values of Mn and Fe recorded in Tanjung Karang Estuary were higher than those recorded earlier in the Straits of Johor and Juru, Penang, which were regarded as being relatively contaminated. Obtained ratios of metal/Fe at the Tanjung Karang estuary were higher than the polluted area at Kiel Bight, Germany. This indicates that the concentration of trace elements at the sampling sites were influenced by the mangrove system as biological source and not anthropogenically related. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2002 Article PeerReviewed Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, and Faeiza Buyong, and Othman Hj. Ross, and Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila, (2002) Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 31 . pp. 1-9. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol31_2002/vol31_02page1-9.html
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description	Sediment samples were obtained from six stations in the Tanjung Karang Estuary, Malaysia and analyzed for the trace elements such as Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and Pb. Concentration of these elements ranged from 2.04-4.50 %, 446-698 μgg-1, 26.3-85.7 μgg-1, 2.63-18.1 μgg-1 and 10.6-28.0 μgg-1 for Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and Pb, respectively. Their concentration values also varied with depth at all stations. The concentration values of Mn and Fe recorded in Tanjung Karang Estuary were higher than those recorded earlier in the Straits of Johor and Juru, Penang, which were regarded as being relatively contaminated. Obtained ratios of metal/Fe at the Tanjung Karang estuary were higher than the polluted area at Kiel Bight, Germany. This indicates that the concentration of trace elements at the sampling sites were influenced by the mangrove system as biological source and not anthropogenically related.
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author	Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Faeiza Buyong, Othman Hj. Ross, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila,
spellingShingle	Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Faeiza Buyong, Othman Hj. Ross, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila, Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia
author_facet	Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Faeiza Buyong, Othman Hj. Ross, Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila,
author_sort	Che Abd Rahim Mohamed,
title	Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia
title_short	Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia
title_full	Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia
title_fullStr	Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia
title_sort	trace element levels in the sediments of tanjung karang estuary, selangor , malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2002
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3817/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3817/
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Trace element levels in the sediments of Tanjung Karang Estuary, Selangor , Malaysia

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