Dataset on concentration and enrichment factor of rare earth elements (REEs) in sediments of Linggi River, Malaysia

Md Suhaimi Elias; Shariff Ibrahim; Kamarudin Samuding; Nesamalar Kantasamy; Jeremy Andy Dominic Daung; Shamsiah Ab Rahman; Azian Hashim

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.103983

Dataset on concentration and enrichment factor of rare earth elements (REEs) in sediments of Linggi River, Malaysia

Data Brief. 2019 May 24:25:103983. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103983. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Authors

Md Suhaimi Elias^{1

2}, Shariff Ibrahim¹, Kamarudin Samuding³, Nesamalar Kantasamy¹, Jeremy Andy Dominic Daung³, Shamsiah Ab Rahman², Azian Hashim²

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
² Analytical Chemistry Application Group (ACA), Waste and Environmental Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
³ Environmental Tracer Application Group (E-TAG), Waste and Environmental Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Abstract

This study is on the distribution of rare earth elements (REEs) concentrations in sediments collected from 113 sampling locations of Linggi River. The analysis of sediment samples was performed by Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) and Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). The main compositions of Linggi river sediments were silt > sand > clay. The mean of total concentrations of REEs (ΣREE), light REEs (ΣLREE) and heavy REEs (ΣHREE) in Linggi sediment were 249, 228, and 22.0 mg/kg, respectively. The results of Linggi river sediment were normalised to several reference shale values. REEs of Linggi river sediments were comparable to MUQ reference shale values. Enrichment factors (EF) of mean values indicate Linggi River sediment can be categorised as having minor to moderate enrichment.

Keywords: Enrichment factor; Linggi river; Rare earth elements; Sediment.