Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia

A preliminary study on the concentration and distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) was carried out for the whole of Ranau District. Topsoil samples (0-15 cm depth) were collected randomly in accordance with the distribution of soil associations in the area. It was found that o...

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Main Author:	Sahibin Abdul Rahim
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Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1996
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spelling	ukm-37182012-03-16T02:40:35Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3718/ Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia Sahibin Abdul Rahim, A preliminary study on the concentration and distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) was carried out for the whole of Ranau District. Topsoil samples (0-15 cm depth) were collected randomly in accordance with the distribution of soil associations in the area. It was found that only three of the heavy metals (Ni, Cr, and Cu) were present above the threshold of toxicity level, whilst the others were below this level. These higher levels of heavy metal concentration were most likely associated with the mining activities in the headwater of the study area and also to the occurrence of serpentinite parent material. The area affected is confined only to the northern part of the study area. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1996-12 Article PeerReviewed Sahibin Abdul Rahim, (1996) Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 25 (4). pp. 69-84. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol25num4_1996/vol25num4_96page69-84.html
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description	A preliminary study on the concentration and distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) was carried out for the whole of Ranau District. Topsoil samples (0-15 cm depth) were collected randomly in accordance with the distribution of soil associations in the area. It was found that only three of the heavy metals (Ni, Cr, and Cu) were present above the threshold of toxicity level, whilst the others were below this level. These higher levels of heavy metal concentration were most likely associated with the mining activities in the headwater of the study area and also to the occurrence of serpentinite parent material. The area affected is confined only to the northern part of the study area.
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author	Sahibin Abdul Rahim,
spellingShingle	Sahibin Abdul Rahim, Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia
author_facet	Sahibin Abdul Rahim,
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title	Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia
title_short	Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full	Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort	preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of ranau district, sabah, malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	1996
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3718/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3718/
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Preliminary survey on potential toxic heavy metal content and distribution in soils of Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia

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