Research Article

Marine Environmental Risk Assessment of Sungai Kilim, Langkawi, Malaysia: Heavy Metal Enrichment Factors in Sediments as Assessment Indexes

Table 3

Recovery test results (concentration for Fe is in percentage (%), while other metals are in μg/g dry weight).

Heavy metalsMeasured SRMCertified valueRecovery (%)

Iron, Fe2.053 ± 0.115%2.008 ± 0.039%102.24
Cadmium, Cd0.127 ± 0.0110.148 ± 0.00785.81
Cobalt, Co4.726 ± 0.0285.00094.52
Lead, Pb9.552 ± 0.47311.7 ± 1.281.67
Zinc, Zn45.389 ± 0.69848.9 ± 1.6092.82