Heavy metals distrubution and fractionation in mangrove sediments linked to organic deposits vis-a-vis accumulation in rhizophora spp. at Tanjung Piai, Johor, Malaysia

Halim, Nor Hazwani Abdul and Abdullah, Rosazlin and Kadir, Wan Rasidah and Ajeng, Aaronn Avit and Zawawi, Norziana Zin Binti (2022) Heavy metals distrubution and fractionation in mangrove sediments linked to organic deposits vis-a-vis accumulation in rhizophora spp. at Tanjung Piai, Johor, Malaysia. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 20 (5). pp. 4011-4030. ISSN 1589-1623, DOI https://doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2005_40114030.

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Abstract

Mangrove ecosystems are crucial for ecological processes. However, mangrove forests are currently under peril due to urbanization, aquaculture expansion, and growing pollutant burdens. Marine debris including organic deposits (ODs) is intentionally or unintentionally deposited into the marine environment, which could alter the natural ecology of the ecosystem. ODs from Tanjung Piai, Johor, Malaysia have high concentration of heavy metals (HMs), specially Cd and PB, with respective concentration of 2.45 mg kg-and 82.41 mg kg(-1), which surpassed the compost guidelines of the European and United Kingdom. Four sampling sites were established in Tanjung Piai based on ODs levels: T1: without ODs, T2: new ODs, T3 and T4: decomposed ODs 90 m and 150 m from shoreline, respectively. T3 and T4 had the highest Cu and Pb. Modified sequential extraction European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) reveals that Fe and Mn are highly mobile for mangrove species uptake, with concentrations of these HMs in Rhizophora spp. leaves higher than Cd, Pb, and Zn, implying that these species did not meet the criteria for hyperaccumulators due to low metals accumulation, necessitating further research to identify species suited for phytoextraction of HMs.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) [GA016-2021]
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mangroves; Tanjung Piai; Heavy metals; Fractionation; Rhizophora spp.; Phytoextraction
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2023 02:42
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2023 02:42
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/41288

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