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Accumulation of Barium, Uranium, Cadmium and Manganese in the Sediment Core from the Pulau Cik Wan Dagang Mangrove Forests, Terengganu, Malaysia


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B. Y., Kamaruzzaman and N. A. M., Shazili and Mohd Lokman, and I., Sulong (2002) Accumulation of Barium, Uranium, Cadmium and Manganese in the Sediment Core from the Pulau Cik Wan Dagang Mangrove Forests, Terengganu, Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 10 (2). pp. 167-177. ISSN 0128-7680

Abstract

The accumulation of elements Ba, U, Cd and Mn with respect to depth was determined in a 150 cm sediment core obtained from the mangrove forests of Pulau Cik Wan Dagang, Kuala Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia. Generally, all elements except Mn decrease with depth and their vertical profiles show a clear boundary at about 70 cm deep. In order to assess the influence of heavy metal pollution more precisely, enrichment factors (EF) were calculated. In this study, U and Cd have EF values significantly greater than unity and may therefore be considered to be predominantly anthropogenic in origin whereas Ba and Mn which have EF values about unity are considered to be predominantly terigenous in origin.


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Item Type: Article
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Anthropogenic, barium, cadmium, enrichment factors, manganese, uranium
Depositing User: Nur Izzati Mohd Zaki
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2009 02:55
Last Modified: 27 May 2013 07:10
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3712
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