Accumulation of lead and copper in Rhizophora apiculata from Setiu mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 821-824

  Kamaruzzaman, B Y ^a   Ong, M C ^b   Jalal, K C A ^a   Shahbudin, S ^a   Mohd Nor, O ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Copper; Lead; Rhizophora apiculata; Setiu mangrove forest

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD;

BARK; BIOACCUMULATION; COPPER; DICOTYLEDON; LEAD; LEAF; MANGROVE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BARK; LEAF TISSUE; MALAYSIA; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA;

RHIZOPHORA APICULATA;

EID: 70350156615     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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