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Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river

Heavy metals are one of the imperative contaminants in nature. The goal of the study is to determine the concentration and distribution of aluminium (Al), potassium (K), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca) and manganese (Mn) in sediments of Pahang River. This study was conducted to assess the contamination leve...

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Main Author: Ab Jalal, Muhammad Amirul
Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
Published: 2020
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/4069/
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spelling my.umk.eprints.40692022-05-23T08:22:12Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/4069/ Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river Ab Jalal, Muhammad Amirul Heavy metals are one of the imperative contaminants in nature. The goal of the study is to determine the concentration and distribution of aluminium (Al), potassium (K), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca) and manganese (Mn) in sediments of Pahang River. This study was conducted to assess the contamination level of the river based on the metal concentrations kept in the surface river sediment and furthermore assess the harm of the studied metals to the water body. The surface sediment was stored and preserved at 4°C before further analysis. 15 samples were analysed by the X-Ray Fluorescence to assess the concentration of each element in the samples. The average concentration of heavy metals in the sediment decreased in the order of K > Al > Fe > Ca > Mn. The quality of sediments was determined through the assessment of the Enrichment factor (EF), Geo-accumulation index (Igeo) and Pollution load index (PLI). The contamination risk alongside the Pahang River is determined as low. 2020 Undergraduate Final Project Report NonPeerReviewed Ab Jalal, Muhammad Amirul (2020) Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river. Final Year Project thesis, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan. (Submitted)
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description Heavy metals are one of the imperative contaminants in nature. The goal of the study is to determine the concentration and distribution of aluminium (Al), potassium (K), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca) and manganese (Mn) in sediments of Pahang River. This study was conducted to assess the contamination level of the river based on the metal concentrations kept in the surface river sediment and furthermore assess the harm of the studied metals to the water body. The surface sediment was stored and preserved at 4°C before further analysis. 15 samples were analysed by the X-Ray Fluorescence to assess the concentration of each element in the samples. The average concentration of heavy metals in the sediment decreased in the order of K > Al > Fe > Ca > Mn. The quality of sediments was determined through the assessment of the Enrichment factor (EF), Geo-accumulation index (Igeo) and Pollution load index (PLI). The contamination risk alongside the Pahang River is determined as low.
format Undergraduate Final Project Report
author Ab Jalal, Muhammad Amirul
spellingShingle Ab Jalal, Muhammad Amirul
Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river
author_facet Ab Jalal, Muhammad Amirul
author_sort Ab Jalal, Muhammad Amirul
title Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river
title_short Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river
title_full Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river
title_fullStr Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river
title_full_unstemmed Determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from Pahang river
title_sort determination of heavy metals in surface sediment from pahang river
publishDate 2020
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/4069/
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