Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 24 No 1 (2020): 125 - 133

 

 

 

 

PENENTUAN KEPEKATAN LOGAM BERAT DALAM SEDIMEN DI MUARA SUNGAI KEMAMAN, TERENGGANU

 

(Determination of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Sediment of Kemaman River Estuary, Terengganu)

 

Ahmad Shamsuddin Ahmad1*, Suhaimi Suratman2, Noor Azhar Mohamed Shazili2, Ong Meng Chuan1,2, Mohammed Faizal Abdul Rahim1

 

1Fakulti Sains dan Sekitaran Marin

2Institut Oseanografi dan Sekitaran

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

 

*Email pengarang utama:  sham@umt.edu.my

 

 

Received: 29 July 2019; Accepted: 28 December 2019

 

 

Abstrak

Penentuan kepekatan dan taburan beberapa logam berat terpilih seperti Al, Fe, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb dan Zn di dalam sedimen dasar di muara Sungai Kemaman, Terengganu telah dijalankan menggunakan kaedah pencernaan basah. Selepas pencernaan, logam berat di dalam larutan ekstrak dianalisa menggunakan spektrofotometer serapan atom (AAS) dan spektrofotometer serapan atom relau grafit (GFAAS). Umumnya, keputusan menunjukkan bahawa kepekatan kebanyakan logam berat di kawasan kajian adalah lebih rendah atau setara jika dibandingkan dengan kawasan lain. Bagi pensampelan pertama, purata kepekatan logam adalah 4.44 ± 2.55% (Al), 2.36 ± 1.01% (Fe), 44.29 ± 23.82 μg.g-1 (Cr), 12.13 ± 6.03 μg.g-1 (Cu), 135 ± 83.08 μg.g-1 (Mn), 27.08 ± 13.47 μg.g-1 (Ni), 25.11 ± 10.34 μg.g-1 (Pb) dan 69.85 ± 29.13 μg.g-1 (Zn). Bagi pensampelan kedua pula purata kepekatan adalah  10.18 ± 6.64 % (Al), 1.78 ± 0.75 % (Fe), 27.00 ± 18.27 μg.g-1 (Cr), 10.15 ± 6.75 μg.g-1 (Cu), 120.71± 72.69 μg.g-1 (Mn), 11.88 ± 5.18 μg.g-1 (Ni), 20.49 ± 9.20 μg.g-1 (Pb) dan 34.17 ± 29.97 μg.g-1 (Zn). Analisis statistik ANOVA menunjukkan terdapatnya perbezaan bererti (p<0.05) di antara pensampelan pertama dan kedua. Penentuan faktor pengkayaan menunjukkan kepekatan Pb di kawasan kajian dipengaruhi oleh sumber-sumber antropogenik. Beberapa aktiviti di sekitar Sungai Kemaman telah dikenalpasti sebagai penyumbang sumber antropogenik iaitu aktiviti-aktiviti perikanan, perindustrian, aktiviti-aktiviti di dermaga dan dari kawasan perbandaran.

 

Kata kunci:  logam berat, faktor pengkayaan, sedimen, Sungai Kemaman, Laut China Selatan

 

Abstract

The determination of the concentrations and distributions of selected heavy metals such as Al, Fe, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in sediment of Kemaman River estuary, Terengganu has been carried out using the wet digestion method. After digestion, heavy metals in solution extracts were analysed by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer (GFAAS). In general, the results showed that most of heavy metals concentration in the study area are similar or lower compared to other areas. For the first sampling, mean concentration was 4.44 ± 2.55% (Al), 2.36 ± 1.01% (Fe), 44.29 ± 23.82 μg.g-1 (Cr), 12.13 ± 6.03 μg.g-1 (Cu), 135 ± 83.08 μg.g-1 (Mn), 27.08 ± 13.47 μg.g-1 (Ni), 25.11 ± 10.34 μg.g-1 (Pb) and 69.85 ± 29.13 μg.g-1 (Zn). In the second sampling, the mean concentration of Al was 10.18 ± 6.64 %, 1.78 ± 0.75 % (Fe), 27.00 ± 18.27 μg.g-1 (Cr), 10.15 ± 6.75 μg.g-1 (Cu), 120.71± 72.69 μg.g-1 (Mn), 11.88 ± 5.18 μg.g-1 (Ni), 20.49 ± 9.20 μg.g-1 (Pb) and 34.17 ± 29.97 μg.g-1 (Zn). The ANOVA statistical analysis showed that there was significant difference (p<0.05) between the first and second sampling. Enrichment factor determination showed that Pb concentration was influenced by anthropogenic sources. Several activities around the Sungai Kemaman have been identified as the contributors for anthropogenic sources such as fishing activities, industrial, shipyard activities and from urbanized area.

 

Keywords:  heavy metals, enrichment factor, sediment, Kemaman River , South China Sea

 

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