Comparative study of trace metal composition in coral skeletons,sediments and water columns between East and West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Abstract

Coral samples from Pulau Redang and Port Dickson were collected and were examined for Sr, I, Br, Mn, Cl, K, Al, V, Na, Ca, Ba and Ti using Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), and NBS 1646 Estuarine Sediment Standard Reference Material as standard. Water samples were also taken and examined for Zn, Pb and Cd using Graphite Furnace Atomic bsorption Spectrophotometer (GFAAS).