How elevated levels of Cd, Cu and Pb in the surface sediments collected from the drainage receiving metal industrial effluents? Comparison with metal industrial drainage and intertidal sediments in Selangor, Malaysia

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 385-391

  Yap, C K ^a   Fairuz, M S ^a   Cheng, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Metal industrial drainage; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

ACID; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LEACHING; MALAYSIA; METAL INDUSTRY; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 49949094660     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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