Comparison of heavy metal concentrations in surface sediment of Tanjung Piai wetland with other sites receiving anthropogenic inputs along the southwestern coast of peninsular Malaysia

Wetland Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-57

  Chee, Kong Yap ^a   Mew, Seong Choh ^a   Berandah, Franklin Edward ^a   Ismail, Ahmad ^a   Soon, Guan Tan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Malaysia; Sediments; Tanjung Piai wetland

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; JOHOR; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TANJUNG PIAI; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 33646833657     PISSN: 16725948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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