Heavy metal bioaccumulation in soil arthropods at Malaysian sanitary landfill

• Main Authors: Sundara Rajoo, Keeren, Ismail, Ahmad, Karam Singh, Daljit Singh, Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir, Omar, Hishamuddin, Lim, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62016/1/Heavy%20metal%20bioaccumulation%20in%20soil%20arthropods%20at%20malaysian%20sanitary%20landfill.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62016/; http://jacsdirectory.com/journal-of-environmental-sciences-and-pollution-research/articleview.php?id=43
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Orthomorpha coarctata and Trigoniulus corallines, which are common soil arthropods found in Southeast Asia, were found in abundance at a Malaysian sanitary landfill. This indicates that both these species were able to tolerate heavy metal contaminated soils. A study was conducted to assess the bioac...