Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island)
dc.contributor.author | Ramasamy, Nagarajan | |
dc.contributor.author | M. P. Jonathan | |
dc.contributor.author | Roy, Priyadarsi | |
dc.contributor.author | Wai-Hwa, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan | |
dc.contributor.author | Sarkar, S.K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Navarrete-Lopez, M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T15:00:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T15:00:40Z | |
dc.date.created | 2014-03-16T20:01:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | R. Nagarajan and M. P. Jonathan and Roy, Priyadarsi and Wai-Hwa, L and M.V. Prasanna and Sarkar, S.K. and Navarrete-Lopez, M. 2013. Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 73 (1): pp. 369-373. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42579 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.036 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Forty-three sediment samples were collected from the beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia to identify the enrichment of partially leached trace metals (PLTMs) from six different tourist beaches. The samples were analyzed for PLTMs Fe, Mn, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn. The concentration pattern suggest that the southern side of the study area is enriched with Fe (1821–6097 μg g−1), Mn (11.57–90.22 μg g−1), Cr (51.50–311 μg g−1), Ni (18–51 μg g−1), Pb (8.81–84.05 μg g−1), Sr (25.95–140.49 μg g−1) and Zn (12.46–35.04 μg g−1). Compared to the eco-toxicological values, Cr > Effects range low (ERL), Lowest effect level (LEL), Severe effect level (SEL); Cu > Unpolluted sediments, ERL, LEL; Pb > Unpolluted sediments and Ni > ERL and LEL. Comparative results with other regions indicate that Co, Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn are higher, indicating an external input rather than natural process. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.subject | Beach sediments - Partially leachable trace metals - Contamination - Miri - Sarawak - Malaysia | |
dc.title | Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island) | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 73 | |
dcterms.source.number | 1 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 369 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 373 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 0025326X | |
dcterms.source.title | Marine Pollution Bulletin | |
curtin.note |
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Marine Pollution Bulletin. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 1 (2013). DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.036 | |
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curtin.accessStatus | Open access |