Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia

Two 20 cm sediment cores were collected with a D-section corer in the Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest and analyzed for 210Pbex (excess 210Pb) in order to understand the sedimentation pattern. The activities of 210Pb along with the 208Po tracer were measured by Alpha Spectrometry on a silicon surface...

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Main Authors: Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Ong, Meng Chuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2008
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/5969/1/ajabssp.2008.522.525.pdf
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description Two 20 cm sediment cores were collected with a D-section corer in the Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest and analyzed for 210Pbex (excess 210Pb) in order to understand the sedimentation pattern. The activities of 210Pb along with the 208Po tracer were measured by Alpha Spectrometry on a silicon surface barrier detector connected to a multi channel analyzer. Sedimentation rates were determined applying 210Pb dating method and found to vary between 0.94-1.11 cm year-1. The highest accumulation rates were recorded near the river mouth and the lowest rates at the downstream. Assuming that the sedimentation rate values are accurate, this implies that the sediments in the upper 100 cm at Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest were deposited during the past 90 years ago.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:59692011-12-27T07:09:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5969/ Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Ong, Meng Chuan QD Chemistry Two 20 cm sediment cores were collected with a D-section corer in the Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest and analyzed for 210Pbex (excess 210Pb) in order to understand the sedimentation pattern. The activities of 210Pb along with the 208Po tracer were measured by Alpha Spectrometry on a silicon surface barrier detector connected to a multi channel analyzer. Sedimentation rates were determined applying 210Pb dating method and found to vary between 0.94-1.11 cm year-1. The highest accumulation rates were recorded near the river mouth and the lowest rates at the downstream. Assuming that the sedimentation rate values are accurate, this implies that the sediments in the upper 100 cm at Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest were deposited during the past 90 years ago. Science Publications 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5969/1/ajabssp.2008.522.525.pdf Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Ong, Meng Chuan (2008) Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science, 3 (3). pp. 522-525. ISSN 1557-4989 (P), 1557-4997 (O) http://thescipub.com/html/10.3844/ajabssp.2008.522.525 10.3844/ajabssp.2008.522.525
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Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia
title Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short Recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of Kemaman-Chukai mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort recent sedimentation rate and sediment ages determination of kemaman chukai mangrove forest terengganu malaysia
topic QD Chemistry
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