Application of enrichment factor, geoaccumulation index, and ecological risk index in assessing the elemental pollution status of surface sediments

• Main Authors: Looi, Ley Juen, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Md Yusoff, Fatimah, Mohd Isa, Noorain, Haris, Hazzeman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80703/1/SEDIMENT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80703/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29982907/#affiliation-1

Sediment can accumulate trace elements in the environment. This study profiled the magnitude of As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn pollution in surface sediments of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Trace elements were digested using aqua regia and were analyzed using the inductively co...