Metal concentrations in sediments from tourist beaches of Miri City, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo Island)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 369-373

  Nagarajan, R ^a   Jonathan, M P ^b   Roy, Priyadarsi D ^c   Wai Hwa, L ^a   Prasanna, M V ^a   Sarkar, S K ^d   Navarrete Lopez M ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Beach sediments; Contamination; Malaysia; Miri; Partially leachable trace metals; Sarawak

Indexed keywords

BEACH SEDIMENTS; MALAYSIA; MIRI; SARAWAK; TRACE METAL;

BEACHES; CONTAMINATION; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

SEDIMENTS;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; STRONTIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BEACH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOTOXICOLOGY; MALAYSIA; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

BEACH SEDIMENTS; CONTAMINATION; MALAYSIA; MIRI; PARTIALLY LEACHABLE TRACE METALS; SARAWAK;

BATHING BEACHES; BORNEO; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BORNEO; EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; MIRI; SARAWAK;

EID: 84881031036     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.036     Document Type: Article

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