Spatial concentrations of Lead and Copper in bottom sediments of Langkawi coastal area, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Muhamad Tajudin, Nur Shuhada, John, Akbar, Saad, Shahbudin, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Ong, Meng Chuan, Al-Barwani, Said Mohd, Goddard, J Stephen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals Inc., USA 2011
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/3993/1/179-186_2.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/3993/; http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjes.2011.179.186

Surface sediment samples were collected from 5 different zones of the Langkawi coastal waters, Malaysia to determine the concentration of Lead (Pb) and Copper (Cu) by using the sensitive Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). The concentration of heavy metals was compared with the wo...