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Sedimentation rate of trace elements in the surface sediment of the South China Sea


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Mohamed, Che Abd Rahim and Mohamed Shazili, Noor Azhar (2000) Sedimentation rate of trace elements in the surface sediment of the South China Sea. Sains Malaysiana, 29. pp. 225-232. ISSN 0126-6039

Abstract

Trace elements contents in the surface sediments (about 5 cm depth) of the South China Sea were obtained during the Ekspedisi Matahari cruises. Their concentrations are slightly different from cruise to cruise and may be related to the content of water column and input from the land through river or wind. The range of accumulation rates of the heavy metals are also wide; 3.80 ­23.7 mg.cm2/kyr,8.89 - 24.7 mg.cm2/kyr, 3.78 - 14.4 mg.cm2/kyr and 20.1 ­30 mg.cm2/kyr for Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn, respectively. The metal/Fe ratios are slightly same with the preindustrial period and probably controlled by natural inputs from water column.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Publisher: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Keywords: Trace elements; South China Sea; Sedimentation rate
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 02 Feb 2016 04:10
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2016 04:10
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22557
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