An Investigation of the Levels and Distribution of Selected Heavy Metals in Sediments and Plant Species within the Vicinity of Ex-Iron Mine in Bukit Besi

Table 7

Heavy metals concentrations in different plant species collected from within Bukit Besi ex-mine.

Plant	Fe (µg/g)	Al (µg/g)	Pb (µg/g)	Cd (µg/g)
S. triqueter
Leaves
Stem
Shoot	7360	619	7.96	0.74
Root
Sediments	9551	5257	16.0	0.22
M. malabathricum
Flower			BDL
Leaves
Stem
Shoot	1766	55271	2.75	0.27
Root
Sediments	15711	4162	14.59	0.19
P. calomelanos
Leaves
Stem
Shoot	11141	2019	5.00	0.31
Root
Sediments	17457	5717	10.7	0.21
B. orientale
Leaves
Stem
Shoot	1400	305	3.96	0.08
Root
Sediments	17457	5717	10.7	0.21

BDL: below detection limits of ICP-MS.