Sungai Selangor is very important from the viewpoint of water supply and multipurpose water use in

The contamination of natural environment components such as soil, sediment, water resources, and biota by heavy metals is one of the major concerns impacting environmental problems worldwide because these metals are indestructible. Furthermore, most of them are toxic to living organisms when they exceed certain concentrations [1]. The sources of environmental anthropogenic pollution by heavy metals include a variety of establishments, namely the agricultural and power industries, the transportation sector, and municipal waste management facilities [2]. Heavy metals are introduced into rivers and waterways through surface runoff and industrial effluent. The increasing tendency of heavy metal concentrations in the environment has caused great concerns globally [3]. Water bodies may consistently hold anthropogenic metals that can ultimately be transferred to humans

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