Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach

Ecological risk assessment was made along the Miri coast based on trace element concentrations (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Zn) in the seawater, sediments, and aquatic biota (fish, shrimp, crabs, and bivalves). Prevailing major geochemical processes were identified. Contamination and risk as...

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Main Author: Arumugam, Anandkumar
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/698
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description Ecological risk assessment was made along the Miri coast based on trace element concentrations (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Zn) in the seawater, sediments, and aquatic biota (fish, shrimp, crabs, and bivalves). Prevailing major geochemical processes were identified. Contamination and risk assessment indices were estimated. Sediments were contaminated by Cu and Zn, but in the marine life the remaining metals were within the permissible limits set by international and national guidelines.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-6982019-05-14T03:47:10Z Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach Arumugam, Anandkumar Ecological risk assessment was made along the Miri coast based on trace element concentrations (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Zn) in the seawater, sediments, and aquatic biota (fish, shrimp, crabs, and bivalves). Prevailing major geochemical processes were identified. Contamination and risk assessment indices were estimated. Sediments were contaminated by Cu and Zn, but in the marine life the remaining metals were within the permissible limits set by international and national guidelines. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/698 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Arumugam, Anandkumar
Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach
title Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach
title_full Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach
title_fullStr Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach
title_full_unstemmed Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach
title_short Ecological risk assessment of the Miri coast, Sarawak, Borneo: A biogeochemical approach
title_sort ecological risk assessment of the miri coast, sarawak, borneo: a biogeochemical approach
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/698