Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages 471-476Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.008
Keywords
Baseline; Estuaries; Coastal waters; Metals; Pollution status; Pollution sources
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The status report on metal pollution in tropical estuaries and coastal waters is important to understand potential environmental health hazards. Detailed baseline measurements were made on physicochemical parameters (pH, temperature, redox potential, electrical conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solid), major ions (Na, Ca, Mg, K, HCO3, Cl, SO4 and NO3) and metals concentrations (Al-27, As-75, Ba-138, Be-9, Cd-111, Co-59, Cu-63, Cr-52, Fe-57, Mn-55, Ni-60, Pb-208, Se-80, Zn-66) at estuaries and coastal waters along the Straits of Malacca. Principal component analysis (PCA) was employed to reveal potential pollution sources. Seven principal components were extracted with relation to pollution contribution from minerals-related parameters, natural and anthropogenic sources. The output from this study will generate a profound understanding on the metal pollution status and pollution risk of the estuaries and coastal system. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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