Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia

This study presents the results of Po-210 analysis in water, total suspended solid and sediment samples collected from a coal burning power plant area of Malaysia. Hierarchical cluster analysis has been used to classify the sampling station based on the activity of Po-210. The calculation of flux al...

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Main Authors: Alam, Lubna, Mazlin, Mokhtar, Islam, Mir Sujaul
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spelling ump-198622018-09-28T02:15:52Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19862/ Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia Alam, Lubna Mazlin, Mokhtar Islam, Mir Sujaul QD Chemistry This study presents the results of Po-210 analysis in water, total suspended solid and sediment samples collected from a coal burning power plant area of Malaysia. Hierarchical cluster analysis has been used to classify the sampling station based on the activity of Po-210. The calculation of flux allowed examining the vulnerability of study location based on the concentrations of Po-210. Among all the stations, ash pond is detected as the most vulnerable location and the less affected area is the inlet. Even though the fluxes of water and sediment are not so high, the coastal sea became the second most vulnerable station because of the higher Po-210 activity in TSS. As a whole, the study clearly indicates the impact of coal burning on the marine environment of Kapar coastal area of Malaysia. Institute of Research and Journals (IRAJ) 2017-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19862/1/Spatial%20Variation%20of%20the%20Radioactive%20Element%20Polonium-210%20in%20a%20Coal%20Burning%20Power%20Plant%20Area%20of%20Malaysia.pdf Alam, Lubna and Mazlin, Mokhtar and Islam, Mir Sujaul (2017) Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia. International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering (IJMPE), 5 (8). pp. 41-45. ISSN 2320-2092 http://ijmas.iraj.in/paper_detail.php?paper_id=8966&name=Spatial_Variation_of_the_Radioactive_Element_Polonium-210_in_A_Coal_Burning_Power_Plant_Area_of_Malaysia
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Alam, Lubna
Mazlin, Mokhtar
Islam, Mir Sujaul
Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia
description This study presents the results of Po-210 analysis in water, total suspended solid and sediment samples collected from a coal burning power plant area of Malaysia. Hierarchical cluster analysis has been used to classify the sampling station based on the activity of Po-210. The calculation of flux allowed examining the vulnerability of study location based on the concentrations of Po-210. Among all the stations, ash pond is detected as the most vulnerable location and the less affected area is the inlet. Even though the fluxes of water and sediment are not so high, the coastal sea became the second most vulnerable station because of the higher Po-210 activity in TSS. As a whole, the study clearly indicates the impact of coal burning on the marine environment of Kapar coastal area of Malaysia.
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author Alam, Lubna
Mazlin, Mokhtar
Islam, Mir Sujaul
author_facet Alam, Lubna
Mazlin, Mokhtar
Islam, Mir Sujaul
author_sort Alam, Lubna
title Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia
title_short Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia
title_full Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia
title_fullStr Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Spatial Variation of the Radioactive Element Polonium-210 in a Coal Burning Power Plant Area of Malaysia
title_sort spatial variation of the radioactive element polonium-210 in a coal burning power plant area of malaysia
publisher Institute of Research and Journals (IRAJ)
publishDate 2017
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