Heavy metal concentrations in an important mangrove species, Sonneratia Caseolaris, in Peninsular Malaysia

EnvironmentAsia

Volumn 3, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2010, Pages 50-55

  Nazli, Mohd Fazlin ^a   Hashim, Nor Rasidah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heavy metal pollutions; Mangrove sediments; Sonneratia caseolaris

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGROVE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; ZINC;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA CASEOLARIS;

EID: 76849092573     PISSN: 19061714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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