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Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia

The concentrations of heavy metals (Mn, Co, Cu and Cr) were determined in the surface sediments from Kemaman River estuary using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The relationship of heavy metal content with sediment particles size was studied. The average concentration of hea...

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Main Authors: Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Ong, Meng Chuan
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Language:English
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QD Chemistry
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spelling my.iium.irep.55582011-11-22T00:32:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5558/ Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Ong, Meng Chuan QD Chemistry The concentrations of heavy metals (Mn, Co, Cu and Cr) were determined in the surface sediments from Kemaman River estuary using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The relationship of heavy metal content with sediment particles size was studied. The average concentration of heavy metals are 597.8 μg/g dry weight, 16.0 μg/g dry weigh, 48.8 μg/g dry weight and 100.4 μg/g dry weight for Mn, Co, Cu and Cr, respectively. All metals showed low Enrichment Factor (EF) values (EF<1) when compared with Al which indicates that the elements in the sediment originated predominantly from crustal material or terigenous in origin. This study shows that there is a positive correlation between the mean particle size and the studied elements. Penerbit UKM 2009 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5558/1/03_Kamaruzzaman_2.pdf Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Ong, Meng Chuan (2009) Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 38 (5). 631 -636. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol38num5_2009/vol38num5_09page631-636.html
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topic QD Chemistry
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Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Ong, Meng Chuan
Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia
description The concentrations of heavy metals (Mn, Co, Cu and Cr) were determined in the surface sediments from Kemaman River estuary using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The relationship of heavy metal content with sediment particles size was studied. The average concentration of heavy metals are 597.8 μg/g dry weight, 16.0 μg/g dry weigh, 48.8 μg/g dry weight and 100.4 μg/g dry weight for Mn, Co, Cu and Cr, respectively. All metals showed low Enrichment Factor (EF) values (EF<1) when compared with Al which indicates that the elements in the sediment originated predominantly from crustal material or terigenous in origin. This study shows that there is a positive correlation between the mean particle size and the studied elements.
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author Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Ong, Meng Chuan
author_facet Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Ong, Meng Chuan
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title Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort geochemical proxy of some chemical elements in sediments of kemaman river estuary, terengganu, malaysia
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/5558/1/03_Kamaruzzaman_2.pdf
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