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A study was conducted to identify and analyze heavy metals concentration in the steel industries effluents. The industrial effluents were collected from three different steel based factories in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. For each factory, the effluent samples were collected at two different points for determination of heavy metals concentration. Heavy metal concentrations were analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. The results showed heavy metals (Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn) in the untreated effluent at Factory C have the highest concentrations compared with other steel-based factories. Also, the concentration of Fe, Mn and Ni in the treated effluent from Factory C were found above the permissible limits.
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We are grateful for the university resources provided by Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Special acknowledge to the Ministry of Education (MOE), Malaysia, for granting us financial support under the Long-Term Research Grant (LRGS) (203/PKT/6720004).
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Kamarudzaman, A.N., Chay, T.C., Amir, A., Talib, S.A. (2016). Study of Heavy Metals Concentration from Different Steel-Based Industries Effluents. In: Tahir, W., Abu Bakar, P., Wahid, M., Mohd Nasir, S., Lee, W. (eds) ISFRAM 2015. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0500-8_23
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