Research Article

Spatial Distribution of Selected Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments of the EEZ of the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Table 10

Index of geoaccumulation of heavy metals in the study area.

StationElements
AlFeCuMnZnCo

SF010.71.10.70.80.80.7
SF020.71.00.70.80.80.7
SF030.61.00.70.80.90.7
SF040.71.10.70.80.90.7
SF050.61.00.70.80.80.7
SF060.61.00.70.80.90.7
SF070.61.00.70.80.80.7
SF080.61.00.70.80.80.7
SF090.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF100.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF110.61.00.70.80.80.7
SF120.51.00.70.90.80.7
SF130.61.00.70.80.80.7
SF140.51.00.70.80.90.7
SF150.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF160.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF170.61.10.70.80.80.7
SF180.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF190.00.90.60.80.70.6
SF200.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF210.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF220.61.10.70.80.90.7
SF230.71.10.70.80.90.7
SF240.51.10.70.80.80.7
SF250.51.00.70.80.80.7
SF260.61.00.60.70.70.7
SF270.61.10.70.80.80.2
SF280.61.10.60.80.80.7
SF290.61.10.70.81.00.7
SF300.71.10.70.80.80.7

Average0.61.00.70.80.80.7