Analysis of heavy metal concentrations in sediments of selected estuaries of Malaysia - A statistical assessment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 153, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 179-185

  Alkarkhi, Abbas F M ^a   Ismail, Norli ^a   Ahmed, Aness ^a   Easa, Azhar Mat ^a  

^a University Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Estuary; Factor analysis; Heavy metal; Sediments

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX DATA SETS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MALAYSIA; MONITORING NETWORKS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; SAMPLING POINTS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ASSESSMENTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTUARIES; LEAD ALLOYS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

METAL ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; ZINC;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MALAYSIA; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; MALAYSIA; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; ZINC;

ASIA; EURASIA; JEJAWI ESTUARY; JURU ESTUARY; MALAYSIA; PENANG; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 67349118890     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0347-x     Document Type: Article

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