Elemental analysis of seagrass and sediment

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam BE1410 E-mail : ibrahim@fos.ubd.edu.bn Fax : 673-2-249502 Division of Science and Engineering, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia Manuscript received 22 August 2000 Fe, Zn, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Co, Al, P and S have been analyzed by ICP-AES. The levels of elements are compared between the sea sediment and seagrass. Fe is the highest metal found in both sea sediment and seagrass. Considerable levels of Al, Mn, P and S are also found in both. The levels of the elements analyzed can be divided into three catagories : elements that are higher in sediment than seagrass, elements that are equal in both and elements that are lower in sediment than seagrass