• Title of article

    Vertical Variation of Lead, Copper and Manganese in Core Sediments Collected From Tanjung Lumpur Mangrove Forest, Pahang, Malaysia

  • Author/Authors

    KAMARUZZAMAN, B.Y. International Islamic University Malaysia - Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies, Malaysia , NURULNADIA, M.Y. International Islamic University Malaysia - Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies, Malaysia , NOOR AZHAR, M.S. International Islamic University Malaysia - Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies, Malaysia , SHAHBUDIN, S. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu - Faculty of Maritime Studies and Marine Science, Malaysia , JOSEPH, B. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu - Institute of Oceanography, Malaysia

  • From page
    827
  • To page
    830
  • Abstract
    Two core sediment samples collected from Tanjung Lumpur mangrove forest were analysed for lead, copper and manganese using the sensitive Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The average concentrations of Pb, Cu, and Mn in core samples were 36.28±7.04 μg/g dry weights, 50.17±5.84 μg/g dry weights, and 110.41±14.48 μg/g dry weights, respectively. From the calculated enrichment factors (EF), only Mn was considered to be predominantly terrigeneous in origin, while Pb and Cu have slightly higher EF values which were related to anthropogenic input.
  • Keywords
    Cu , enrichment factor , Mn , Pb , Tanjung Lumpur mangrove forest
  • Record number

    2555122