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Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia

To understand the source-to-sink of pollutants in the Kelantan River estuary and the adjacent shelf area in Malaysia, a total of 42 surface sediment samples were collected in the Kelantan River-estuary-shelf system to analyze for grain size, total organic carbon (TOC) content, Al and heavy metals (C...

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Main Authors:	Wang, Ai-jun, Bong, Chui Wei, Xu, Yong-hang, Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir, Ye, Xiang, Bakar, Ahmad Farid Abu, Li, Yun-hai, Lai, Zhi-kun, Xu, Jiang, Loh, Kar Hoe
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Published:	Elsevier 2017
Subjects:	Q Science (General) QH Natural history
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/22828/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.010
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spelling	my.um.eprints.228282019-10-24T03:33:52Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22828/ Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia Wang, Ai-jun Bong, Chui Wei Xu, Yong-hang Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Ye, Xiang Bakar, Ahmad Farid Abu Li, Yun-hai Lai, Zhi-kun Xu, Jiang Loh, Kar Hoe Q Science (General) QH Natural history To understand the source-to-sink of pollutants in the Kelantan River estuary and the adjacent shelf area in Malaysia, a total of 42 surface sediment samples were collected in the Kelantan River-estuary-shelf system to analyze for grain size, total organic carbon (TOC) content, Al and heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb). The surficial sediments were mainly composed of clayey silt and the TOC content in sediments decreased from the river to the shelf. The surficial sediments experienced Pb pollution; Cr only showed a certain level of pollution in the coastal area of the estuary but not in other areas, and Ni, Cu, Zn, and Cd showed no pollution. The heavy metals mainly originated from natural weathering and erosion of rocks and soils in the catchment and enriched near the river mouth. Total organic carbon can promote the enrichment of heavy metals in sediments. Elsevier 2017 Article PeerReviewed Wang, Ai-jun and Bong, Chui Wei and Xu, Yong-hang and Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir and Ye, Xiang and Bakar, Ahmad Farid Abu and Li, Yun-hai and Lai, Zhi-kun and Xu, Jiang and Loh, Kar Hoe (2017) Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 125 (1-2). pp. 492-500. ISSN 0025-326X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.010 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.010
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spellingShingle	Q Science (General) QH Natural history Wang, Ai-jun Bong, Chui Wei Xu, Yong-hang Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Ye, Xiang Bakar, Ahmad Farid Abu Li, Yun-hai Lai, Zhi-kun Xu, Jiang Loh, Kar Hoe Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia
description	To understand the source-to-sink of pollutants in the Kelantan River estuary and the adjacent shelf area in Malaysia, a total of 42 surface sediment samples were collected in the Kelantan River-estuary-shelf system to analyze for grain size, total organic carbon (TOC) content, Al and heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb). The surficial sediments were mainly composed of clayey silt and the TOC content in sediments decreased from the river to the shelf. The surficial sediments experienced Pb pollution; Cr only showed a certain level of pollution in the coastal area of the estuary but not in other areas, and Ni, Cu, Zn, and Cd showed no pollution. The heavy metals mainly originated from natural weathering and erosion of rocks and soils in the catchment and enriched near the river mouth. Total organic carbon can promote the enrichment of heavy metals in sediments.
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author	Wang, Ai-jun Bong, Chui Wei Xu, Yong-hang Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Ye, Xiang Bakar, Ahmad Farid Abu Li, Yun-hai Lai, Zhi-kun Xu, Jiang Loh, Kar Hoe
author_facet	Wang, Ai-jun Bong, Chui Wei Xu, Yong-hang Hassan, Meor Hakif Amir Ye, Xiang Bakar, Ahmad Farid Abu Li, Yun-hai Lai, Zhi-kun Xu, Jiang Loh, Kar Hoe
author_sort	Wang, Ai-jun
title	Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia
title_short	Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia
title_full	Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia
title_sort	assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: a case study of kelantan river, malaysia
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2017
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/22828/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.010
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surficial sediments from a tropical river-estuary-shelf system: A case study of Kelantan River, Malaysia

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