Metal concentration at surface water using multivariate analysis and human health risk assessment

• Main Authors: Azaman, F., Juahir, H., Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Azid, A., Khalit, S. I., Mustafa, A. D., Amran, M. A., Hasnam, C. N. C, Abidin, M. Z. A. Z., Yusri, M. A. M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of El Oued, Algeria 2017
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58154/1/1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58154/; http://www.jfas.info/index.php/jfas/article/view/2663/1307

This study defined the concentration of metals in Kerteh and Paka River water and their potential health risk towards human. 54 water samples were collected and analyzed using ICP-OES. Results revealed that most of the stations in Kerteh River gave the higher concentration of Cd, Cu, Zn, Co, Ni, As,...