Ecological risk and source apportionment of heavy metals in surface water and sediments on Saint Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal

• Main Authors: Sarker, Kishor Kumar, Bristy, Moumita Saha, Alam, Nur, Baki, Mohammad Abdul, Shojib, Fajlul Haque, Quraishi, Shamshad B., Khan, Md Firoz
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Heidelberg 2020
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36622/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The study aimed to determine eight hazardous heavy metals in surface water and sediment samples collected from the Naf River, Shah Porir Dwip (estuary), and mostly around Saint Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal. The results of heavy metals in water samples were ranged as Pb 14.7-313.0, Cd 33...