Concentrations of lead copper and zinc in the bottom sediments of Tuba island waters of Langkawi, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Muhamad Tajudin, Nur Shuhada, Md Suhaimi, Mohd Zahir, John, Akbar, Saad, Shahbudin, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Goddard, J Stephen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oriental Scientific Publishing Co. 2011
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/21800/1/Concentrations_of_lead_copper_and_zinc_in_the_bottom_sediments_of_Tuba_island_waters_of_Langkawi%2C_Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/21800/; http://www.orientjchem.org/abstract.php?vabid=a11774

Surface sediments were collected from Pulau Tuba (9 sampling points) has been analyzed for Pb, Cu and Zn by using the sensitive Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). In this study, the average concentration of Pb, Cu and Zn were 43.28±8.95 μg.g-1 dry weights, 8.79±2.72 μg.g-1 dry we...