Interpretation of copper and zinc contamination in the aquatic environment of Peninsular Malaysia with special reference to a polluted river, Sepang River

Wetland Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-321

  Yap, Chee Kong ^a   Ismail, Ahmad ^a   Ching, How Low ^a   Soon, Guan Tan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cu and Zn pollution; Peninsular Malaysia; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPER; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; WETLAND; ZINC;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; SEPANG RIVER; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 38549120193     PISSN: 16725948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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