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Johor Strait as a hotspot for trace elements contamination in Peninsular Malaysia


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Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir and Ismail, Ahmad and Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus and Arai, Takaomi and Miyazaki, Nobuyuki (2010) Johor Strait as a hotspot for trace elements contamination in Peninsular Malaysia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 84 (5). pp. 568-573. ISSN 0007-4861; ESSN: 1432-0800

Abstract

Present study was conducted to evaluate current status of trace elements contamination in the surface sediments of the Johor Strait. Iron (2.54 ± 1.24%) was found as the highest occurring element, followed by those of zinc (210.45 ± 115.4 μg/g), copper (57.84 ± 45.54 μg/g), chromium (55.50 ± 31.24 μg/g), lead (52.52 ± 28.41 μg/g), vanadium (47.76 ± 25.76 μg/g), arsenic (27.30 ± 17.11 μg/g), nickel (18.31 ± 11.77 μg/g), cobalt (5.13 ± 3.12 μg/g), uranium (4.72 ± 2.52 μg/g), and cadmium (0.30 ± 0.30 μg/g), respectively. Bioavailability of cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic and cadmium were higher than 50% of total concentration. Vanadium, copper, zinc, arsenic and cadmium were found significantly different between the eastern and western part of the strait (p < 0.05). Combining with other factors, Johor Strait is suitable as a hotspot for trace elements contamination related studies.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-9998-8
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: Johor Strait; Sediments; Trace elements; Bioavailability; Hotspot
Depositing User: Najwani Amir Sariffudin
Date Deposited: 28 Oct 2013 02:47
Last Modified: 24 Jul 2020 03:30
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15349
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