Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Penang, Malaysia’s Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Approach

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Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Penang, Malaysia’s Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Approach

Heavy metals and trace metals are among the most prevalent contaminants in sewage. Depending on the concentration and frequency of exposure, certain heavy metals are toxic, carcinogenic, and hazardous to humans. In this study, copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and cadmium (Cd) levels w...

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Published in:	Trends in Sciences
Main Author:	Ruzi I.I.; Ishak A.R.; Abdullah M.A.; Zain N.N.M.; Tualeka A.R.; Aziz M.Y.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Walailak University 2023
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85150495306&doi=10.48048%2ftis.2023.6523&partnerID=40&md5=668c157fcbae543da730cf5ca2d192e4

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