Metals concentration in water and sediment of Bebar peat swampy forest river, Malaysia

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 730-737

  Shuhaimi Othman, M ^a   Ahmad, A K ^a   Lim, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bebar River; Metal; Peat swamp forest; Sediment; Water

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREST; MALAYSIA; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIVER; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 70949090564     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.730.737     Document Type: Article

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