Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley

Five sites (urban, suburban, new township, industrial, and rural) were selected and sampled for total suspended particulates (TSP) using high-volume samplers. The TSP were then analysed for their lead and cadmium content in 3 extraction fractions. While the most polluted sites for atmospheric lea...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Jamal Hisham, Hashim, Zailina
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Language:English
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1995
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3810/
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description Five sites (urban, suburban, new township, industrial, and rural) were selected and sampled for total suspended particulates (TSP) using high-volume samplers. The TSP were then analysed for their lead and cadmium content in 3 extraction fractions. While the most polluted sites for atmospheric lead and cadmium were different, namely the BBP (Pudu Fire Station) urban and UPM (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia) suburban sites, respectively, the least polluted site was the same for both metals, namely the KSM (Sungai Merab Village) rural site. Comparisons of the temporal distribution patterns of TSP, lead and cadmium indicate that variation in TSP concentrations does not seem to influence variations in lead and cadmium concentrations. Analysis of fractionation patterns suggests that the BBP urban site has slightly higher percentages of anthropogenic lead and cadmium from fresh sources than the other sites.
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spelling upm-38102013-05-27T07:11:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3810/ Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley Hashim, Jamal Hisham Hashim, Zailina Five sites (urban, suburban, new township, industrial, and rural) were selected and sampled for total suspended particulates (TSP) using high-volume samplers. The TSP were then analysed for their lead and cadmium content in 3 extraction fractions. While the most polluted sites for atmospheric lead and cadmium were different, namely the BBP (Pudu Fire Station) urban and UPM (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia) suburban sites, respectively, the least polluted site was the same for both metals, namely the KSM (Sungai Merab Village) rural site. Comparisons of the temporal distribution patterns of TSP, lead and cadmium indicate that variation in TSP concentrations does not seem to influence variations in lead and cadmium concentrations. Analysis of fractionation patterns suggests that the BBP urban site has slightly higher percentages of anthropogenic lead and cadmium from fresh sources than the other sites. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1995 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3810/1/Lead_and_Cadmium_Content_of_Total_Suspended_Particulates.pdf Hashim, Jamal Hisham and Hashim, Zailina (1995) Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 3 (1). pp. 57-65. ISSN 0128-7680 English
spellingShingle Hashim, Jamal Hisham
Hashim, Zailina
Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley
title Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley
title_full Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley
title_fullStr Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley
title_full_unstemmed Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley
title_short Lead and Cadmium Content of Total Suspended Particulates in the Atmosphere over the Klang Valley
title_sort lead and cadmium content of total suspended particulates in the atmosphere over the klang valley
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