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The chemical form and spatial variation of metals from sediment of Jemberau mining region of Tasik Chini, Malaysia

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Bauxite and iron ore mining is the major contributor to metal pollution in Tasik Chini, Malaysia. Deforestation of the protected zone of reserve forest exacerbates the problem. The current study is to understand the speciation of metals spatially in sediment to analyse the risk associated in terms of its mobility and bioavailability. The samples of sediment are collected from Sungai Jemberau, Laut Jemberau, and Laut Gumum of Tasik Chini. Four samplings were conducted for a year, by collecting the surface sediment. Sequential extraction method was followed for speciation of sediment and classified it into exchangeable, reducible, Fe–Mn oxides, organic and residual fractions. The results were also analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA). The result reveals that Fe, Al, Mn, Zn, and Pb are the primary constituents of sediment contributing to about 98% of residual fraction. Co, Cd, Cr, As, and Ni are found in trace metal concentration and are identified to be mainly released from anthropogenic sources nearby. Although the individual proportion is less than major metals in exchangeable and carbonate fraction, they possess geochemically significant concentration above the permissible limit. More than 70–80% of all its total concentration proportion is hence found in mobile and bioavailable state. These possess toxic and have chronic effects to aquatic life and public health even in trace elemental concentration. Hence, these metals are the most toxic and bioavailable metals pausing risk for aquatic and public health. PCA analysis highlights that the enrichment of heavy metals in bioavailable fraction is mostly contributed from anthropogenic sources. The same results are emphasized by cluster analysis.

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  1. School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Nimisha Krishnankutty & Yasmin Manan

  2. Tasik Chini Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mushrifah Idris

  3. Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Firdaus Mohamad Hamzah

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Krishnankutty, N., Idris, M., Hamzah, F.M. et al. The chemical form and spatial variation of metals from sediment of Jemberau mining region of Tasik Chini, Malaysia. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 25046–25056 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05680-3

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