@article{MAKHILLJEAS201813715943,
    title = {Spectrometry and Chemometrics Interpretation of Metals in the Sulu and
Celebes Seas of Malaysian Waters During PMSE 09’ Expedition},
    journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
    volume = {13},
    number = {7},
    pages = {1745-1756},
    year = {2018},
    issn = {1816-949x},
    doi = {jeasci.2018.1745.1756},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2018.1745.1756},
    author = {G.,B.,N.A.M.,M. and},
    keywords = {Dissolved metals,particulate metals,chemometrics,Borneo Island,Sulu Sea,Celebes Sea},
    abstract = {A research expedition was carried out off the Borneo Island coastal in order to define the current level
and behavior of metals in the water column of Sulu and Celebes Seas. Water samples were collected at 37
stations off Sabah and Sarawak coasts. Samples were then pre-concentrated using Chelex-100 resin, preserved
on-board ship prior transportation to the laboratory and finally, analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma
Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Overall, the vertical profiling of metals showed no distinctive patterns. In the
meantime, the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) showed a group of bioactive metals and abundance metals
in the upper continental crust. Additionally, PCA showed the decrease in of temperature and salinity led to
increase of Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in depth. Besides that, the elements partitioning exhibits that Chromium
(Cr), Nickel (Ni), iron (Fe) and lead (Pb) has the strongest adsorption onto Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM)
whereas Cadmium (Cd), Zinc (Zn) and Aluminium (Al) showed the weakest bond with SPM. In brief, data
collected throughout the present research has evidence the influenced of land-based contaminants into the
water column as well as the physico-chemical characteristics of Sulu and Celebes Seas off Malaysian waters.}
    }