The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 10 No 1 (2006): 47 – 54

 

 

 

 

^2lOPo DAN ^2lOPb DI PERSEKITARAN MARIN STESEN JANAKUASA ELEKTRIK KAPAR SELANGOR

 

Che Abd. Rahim Mohamed¹, Zaharuddin Ahmad², Tan Yi Seong

 

¹Pusat Pengajian Sains Sekitaran & Sumber Alam, Fakulti Sains & Teknologi

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,43600 Bangi, Selangor

²Institut Penyelidikan Nuklear Malaysia, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor

 

Abstract

The natural radionuclides ^21OPo, ^21OPb and ²²⁶Ra activities in the marine sediment around Sultan Abdul Aziz Power Station, Kapar, Selangor were determined at twenty-one selected stations. The range activities of ^21OPo, ^21OPb and ²²⁶Ra determined were from O.949 dpm/g to 5.61O dpm/g, O.O89 dpm/g  to 2.158 dpm/g and O.O6 dpm/g to 3.244 dpm/g, respectively, with activities patterns as ^21OPo > ^21OPb > ²²⁶Ra. Generally, the level activity for stations located at the estuary, coastal line and outfall of effluent were high because those areas direct received input from the Power Station.  The obtained level of ^21OPo, ^21OPb and ²²⁶Ra were still safe for marine ecosystem.

 

Keywords: ²¹⁰Pb, ²¹⁰Po, sediment, Kapar Power Station

 

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