A study on the heavy metal contents of Merang coastal sediments

dc.contributor.author	Nor Zuriati Mohd Rani
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-21T04:05:15Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-21T04:05:15Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.uri	http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10257
dc.description.abstract	This study was conducted to determine the heavy metal contents in the Merang Coastal sediments. Seventeen samples of surface sediments were collected during June 2011. The sediment characteristics and concentrations of Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr, Zn, Pb and Cd were determined. Concentrations of heavy metals were generally lower than average shales. The average concentration of heavy metals were 3.15% for Fe, 75.47μg/g for Mn, 7.48μg/g for Cu, 34.38μg/g for Cr, 15.71μg/g for Zn, 6.78μg/g for Pb and 0.07μg/g for Cd. The correlation between heavy metals and sediment mean size and the correlation between heavy metals and organic carbon were almost negligible relationship. Enrichment factor (EF) indicated that heavy metals concentration were of background levels.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Terengganu: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	en_US
dc.subject	LP 29 FMSM 3 2012	en_US
dc.subject	Nor Zuriati Mohd Rani	en_US
dc.title	A study on the heavy metal contents of Merang coastal sediments	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US