Health risk assessment of heavy metal in urban surface soil (Klang district, Malaysia)

• Main Authors: Yuswir, Nurul Syazani, Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah, Hashim, Zailina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15360/1/15360.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15360/; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00128-015-1544-2

Urban environmental quality is vital to be investigated as the majority of people live in cities. However, given the continuous urbanization and industrialization in urban areas, heavy metals are continuously emitted into the terrestrial environment and pose a great threat to human. In this study, a...