Research Article

An Evaluation of Bera Lake (Malaysia) Sediment Contamination Using Sediment Quality Guidelines

Table 2

Classification of Geoaccumulation index [21].

Igeo rangeClassification of pollution

0Unpolluted
0-1Unpolluted to moderately polluted
1-2Moderately polluted
2-3Moderately to strongly polluted
3-4Strongly polluted
4-5Strong to very strongly polluted
>5Very strongly polluted