Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island)
Forty-three sediment samples were collected from the beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia to identify the enrichment of partially leached trace metals (PLTMs) from six different tourist beaches. The samples were analyzed for PLTMs Fe, Mn, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn. The concentration pattern s...
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| author | Ramasamy, Nagarajan M. P. Jonathan Roy, Priyadarsi Wai-Hwa, L. Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan Sarkar, S.K. Navarrete-Lopez, M. |
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| description | Forty-three sediment samples were collected from the beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia to identify the enrichment of partially leached trace metals (PLTMs) from six different tourist beaches. The samples were analyzed for PLTMs Fe, Mn, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn. The concentration pattern suggest that the southern side of the study area is enriched with Fe (1821–6097 μg g−1), Mn (11.57–90.22 μg g−1), Cr (51.50–311 μg g−1), Ni (18–51 μg g−1), Pb (8.81–84.05 μg g−1), Sr (25.95–140.49 μg g−1) and Zn (12.46–35.04 μg g−1). Compared to the eco-toxicological values, Cr > Effects range low (ERL), Lowest effect level (LEL), Severe effect level (SEL); Cu > Unpolluted sediments, ERL, LEL; Pb > Unpolluted sediments and Ni > ERL and LEL. Comparative results with other regions indicate that Co, Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn are higher, indicating an external input rather than natural process. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-425792019-02-19T04:27:24Z Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) Ramasamy, Nagarajan M. P. Jonathan Roy, Priyadarsi Wai-Hwa, L. Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan Sarkar, S.K. Navarrete-Lopez, M. Beach sediments - Partially leachable trace metals - Contamination - Miri - Sarawak - Malaysia Forty-three sediment samples were collected from the beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia to identify the enrichment of partially leached trace metals (PLTMs) from six different tourist beaches. The samples were analyzed for PLTMs Fe, Mn, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn. The concentration pattern suggest that the southern side of the study area is enriched with Fe (1821–6097 μg g−1), Mn (11.57–90.22 μg g−1), Cr (51.50–311 μg g−1), Ni (18–51 μg g−1), Pb (8.81–84.05 μg g−1), Sr (25.95–140.49 μg g−1) and Zn (12.46–35.04 μg g−1). Compared to the eco-toxicological values, Cr > Effects range low (ERL), Lowest effect level (LEL), Severe effect level (SEL); Cu > Unpolluted sediments, ERL, LEL; Pb > Unpolluted sediments and Ni > ERL and LEL. Comparative results with other regions indicate that Co, Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn are higher, indicating an external input rather than natural process. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42579 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.036 Elsevier fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Beach sediments - Partially leachable trace metals - Contamination - Miri - Sarawak - Malaysia Ramasamy, Nagarajan M. P. Jonathan Roy, Priyadarsi Wai-Hwa, L. Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan Sarkar, S.K. Navarrete-Lopez, M. Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) |
| title | Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) |
| title_full | Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) |
| title_fullStr | Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) |
| title_short | Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) |
| title_sort | metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of miri city, sarawak, malaysia (borneo island) |
| topic | Beach sediments - Partially leachable trace metals - Contamination - Miri - Sarawak - Malaysia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42579 |