Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed

This study was carried out to determine the soil properties and heavy metals content around the Chini Lake watershed, situated in the southeastern region of Pahang, Malaysia. The soil properties such as particle size distribution, texture, organic matter content (OM), density, porosity, pH, cation e...

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Main Authors:	Islam, Mir Sujaul, Hossain, Mohamed Amjed, Sobahan, Md Abdus, Ideris, Zakaria
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) 2013
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12001/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12001/1/Thailand_Spatial%20Distribution%20of%20Soil%20Properties%20and%20Heavy%20Metals%20Content%20around%20the%20Chini%20Lake%20Watershed.pdf

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spelling	ump-120012018-09-28T03:43:18Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12001/ Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed Islam, Mir Sujaul Hossain, Mohamed Amjed Sobahan, Md Abdus Ideris, Zakaria TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering This study was carried out to determine the soil properties and heavy metals content around the Chini Lake watershed, situated in the southeastern region of Pahang, Malaysia. The soil properties such as particle size distribution, texture, organic matter content (OM), density, porosity, pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), electrical conductivity (EC) and the presence of selected heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu, Co, Ni, Cr and Cd were analyzed using the standard methods. The analyses showed that sand was dominant in the four soil series. The Lating series had the lowest sand content ranging from 2.02% to 3.48% both in the top soil and subsoil horizons. The highest percentage (46.49) of silt was recorded in the Kedah series and the lowest (17.71%) in the Kuala Brang series. There was higher clay content in the subsoil than in the surface soil for all the soils studied. All the soil series contained low organic matter, ranging from 1.10% to 9.34%. Soil physical properties showed higher bulk density values in the disturbed soil horizons than in the undisturbed forest soils. All the soils studied had low pH and low electrical conductivity. The CEC of all the soil series was low with values of less than 13.34 meq/100g soil. The results showed that areas affected by anthropogenic activities (oil palm estates, rubber plantations and cultivated areas) in the Chini Lake watershed contained higher concentrations of heavy metals than forested or uncultivated areas. The concentrations of heavy metals recorded in the study area were considered as potentially non-toxic. Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) 2013 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12001/1/Thailand_Spatial%20Distribution%20of%20Soil%20Properties%20and%20Heavy%20Metals%20Content%20around%20the%20Chini%20Lake%20Watershed.pdf Islam, Mir Sujaul and Hossain, Mohamed Amjed and Sobahan, Md Abdus and Ideris, Zakaria (2013) Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed. In: 4th Regional AFOB Symposium 2013, 17-19 Januari 2013 , Chiangmai Grandview Hotel and Convention Center, Thailand. p. 37..
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spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Islam, Mir Sujaul Hossain, Mohamed Amjed Sobahan, Md Abdus Ideris, Zakaria Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed
description	This study was carried out to determine the soil properties and heavy metals content around the Chini Lake watershed, situated in the southeastern region of Pahang, Malaysia. The soil properties such as particle size distribution, texture, organic matter content (OM), density, porosity, pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), electrical conductivity (EC) and the presence of selected heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu, Co, Ni, Cr and Cd were analyzed using the standard methods. The analyses showed that sand was dominant in the four soil series. The Lating series had the lowest sand content ranging from 2.02% to 3.48% both in the top soil and subsoil horizons. The highest percentage (46.49) of silt was recorded in the Kedah series and the lowest (17.71%) in the Kuala Brang series. There was higher clay content in the subsoil than in the surface soil for all the soils studied. All the soil series contained low organic matter, ranging from 1.10% to 9.34%. Soil physical properties showed higher bulk density values in the disturbed soil horizons than in the undisturbed forest soils. All the soils studied had low pH and low electrical conductivity. The CEC of all the soil series was low with values of less than 13.34 meq/100g soil. The results showed that areas affected by anthropogenic activities (oil palm estates, rubber plantations and cultivated areas) in the Chini Lake watershed contained higher concentrations of heavy metals than forested or uncultivated areas. The concentrations of heavy metals recorded in the study area were considered as potentially non-toxic.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Islam, Mir Sujaul Hossain, Mohamed Amjed Sobahan, Md Abdus Ideris, Zakaria
author_facet	Islam, Mir Sujaul Hossain, Mohamed Amjed Sobahan, Md Abdus Ideris, Zakaria
author_sort	Islam, Mir Sujaul
title	Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed
title_short	Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed
title_full	Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed
title_fullStr	Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed
title_full_unstemmed	Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed
title_sort	spatial distribution of soil properties and heavy metals content around the chini lake watershed
publisher	Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)
publishDate	2013
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12001/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12001/1/Thailand_Spatial%20Distribution%20of%20Soil%20Properties%20and%20Heavy%20Metals%20Content%20around%20the%20Chini%20Lake%20Watershed.pdf
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Spatial Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metals Content around the Chini Lake Watershed

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