Comparing heavy metal mobility in active and abandoned mining sites at Bestari Jaya, Selangor

Recent issues on water scarcity have become major public concerns due to availability of safe potable water. The use of abandoned mining ponds as an alternative source of raw water supply has been recently initiated by the Selangor state water authority. This study investigates the potential mobilit...

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Main Authors: Madzin, Zafira, Shai-in, Mohamad Fitri, Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43133/1/1-s2.0-S1878029615006362-main.pdf
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description Recent issues on water scarcity have become major public concerns due to availability of safe potable water. The use of abandoned mining ponds as an alternative source of raw water supply has been recently initiated by the Selangor state water authority. This study investigates the potential mobility of heavy metals in both active and abandoned mining ponds at Bestari Jaya ex-mining area. The concentrations of heavy metals in abandoned mining ponds were below the Malaysian Ministry of Health allowable limits. Fe and Mn were found at concentrations above the limits of the Ministry of Health standards for raw water quality (2000) at the active sand mining area. There was an inverse relation between Fe and Mn in water and in sediment as pH changed. The concentration of heavy metals in water and sediment were Fe>Mn>Zn>Pb>Cu
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spelling upm.eprints-431332016-05-03T05:38:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43133/ Comparing heavy metal mobility in active and abandoned mining sites at Bestari Jaya, Selangor Madzin, Zafira Shai-in, Mohamad Fitri Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Recent issues on water scarcity have become major public concerns due to availability of safe potable water. The use of abandoned mining ponds as an alternative source of raw water supply has been recently initiated by the Selangor state water authority. This study investigates the potential mobility of heavy metals in both active and abandoned mining ponds at Bestari Jaya ex-mining area. The concentrations of heavy metals in abandoned mining ponds were below the Malaysian Ministry of Health allowable limits. Fe and Mn were found at concentrations above the limits of the Ministry of Health standards for raw water quality (2000) at the active sand mining area. There was an inverse relation between Fe and Mn in water and in sediment as pH changed. The concentration of heavy metals in water and sediment were Fe>Mn>Zn>Pb>Cu Elsevier 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43133/1/1-s2.0-S1878029615006362-main.pdf Madzin, Zafira and Shai-in, Mohamad Fitri and Mohd Kusin, Faradiella (2015) Comparing heavy metal mobility in active and abandoned mining sites at Bestari Jaya, Selangor. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30. pp. 232-237. ISSN 1878-0296 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029615006362 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.10.042
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title_full Comparing heavy metal mobility in active and abandoned mining sites at Bestari Jaya, Selangor
title_fullStr Comparing heavy metal mobility in active and abandoned mining sites at Bestari Jaya, Selangor
title_full_unstemmed Comparing heavy metal mobility in active and abandoned mining sites at Bestari Jaya, Selangor
title_short Comparing heavy metal mobility in active and abandoned mining sites at Bestari Jaya, Selangor
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