Heavy metal contamination in Sungai Petani, Malaysia: a wastewater-based epidemiology study

• Main Authors: Iqbal Iman Ruzi (Author), Ahmad Razali Ishak (Author), Muhamad Azwat Abdullah (Author), Nur Nadhirah Mohamad Zain (Author), Abdul Rohim Tualeka (Author), Retno Adriyani (Author), Rafeezul Mohamed (Author), Hisham Atan Edinur (Author), Mohd Yusmaidie Aziz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to investigate the use of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) to estimate heavy metal exposure in Sungai Petani, Malaysia. Atomic absorption spectroscopy was used to detect copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and cadmium (Cd) in wastewater from eight sewage trea...