Research Article
Spatial Variability of Metals in Surface Water and Sediment in the Langat River and Geochemical Factors That Influence Their Water-Sediment Interactions
Table 6
Descriptive statistics of heavy metal concentrations (mg/kg) in sediment samples at Langat River .
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SD: standard deviation, CV: coefficient of variance. Average shale values (Wedepohl, 1995). Interim Sediment Quality Guideline (ISQG) and Probable Effect Level (PEL) by CCME: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment; Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life (2002). |