Environment and Ecology Research Vol. 10(6), pp. 797 - 805
DOI: 10.13189/eer.2022.100614
Reprint (PDF) (520Kb)

Distribution and Contamination of Trace Elements in Mangrove Sediments Collected from West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Kumar Krishnan ^1,*, Elias Saion ², Chee Kong Yap ³, Nadia AS ^1
1 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
² Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
³ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

In tropical and subtropical latitudes, woody plants known as mangroves flourish in slimy, anaerobic soils on the boundary between land and sea. They can withstand extreme weather conditions like high temperatures, unreliable tides, strong winds, and salt. The objective of this study was to determine the concentration of nine trace elements (Hf, Ga, Ba, V, Cs, Sc, Sb, Ta, and Co) in the sediment of the mangrove forest along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was employed to determine the distribution of the elements within the sediments. The concentration of trace elements in the sediment in descending order are Sb < Co < Ta < Sc < Hf < Cs < Ga < V < Ba. The degree of elemental contamination in the sediments was assessed using the enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (Igeo). The EF and Igeo of trace element ranged from 0.41 to 20.76 and -3.56 to 1.41 respectively. The EF and Igeo values of a few trace elements in the sediments at Kampung Panchor (L6) suggested that the area had probably deteriorated.

KEYWORDS
Enrichment, Geoaccumulation, Pollution, Neutron Activation

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Kumar Krishnan , Elias Saion , Chee Kong Yap , Nadia AS , "Distribution and Contamination of Trace Elements in Mangrove Sediments Collected from West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia," Environment and Ecology Research, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 797 - 805, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2022.100614.

(b). APA Format:
Kumar Krishnan , Elias Saion , Chee Kong Yap , Nadia AS (2022). Distribution and Contamination of Trace Elements in Mangrove Sediments Collected from West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Environment and Ecology Research, 10(6), 797 - 805. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2022.100614.