Assessment of toxicity level in selected heavy metals in volcanic soils from Tawau, Sabah

• Main Authors: Mohamed Ali Yusof Mohd Husin, Hennie Fitria W. Soehady Erfen, Baba Musta
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2015
• Subjects: QE Geology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19032/1/Assessment%20of%20toxicity%20level.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19032/7/Assessment%20of%20toxicity%20level%20in%20selected%20heavy%20metals%20in%20volcanic%20soils%20from%20Tawau%2C%20Sabah.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19032/; http://borneoscience.ums.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ASSESSMENT-OF-TOXICITY-LEVEL-IN-SELECTED-HEAVY-METAL.pdf

Heavy metals are one of the serious pollutants in environment because its toxicity. Severe concentration of heavy metals can harm the plants, animals and even human. During the pedogenesis process, heavy metals from the parent rock are mobilized in soils and redistribute in to the environment. The o...