Description

The concentrations of metals (Fe, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni and Cd) in street dust samples were collected from differing areas (residential 1 and 2 - low traffic density, industrial 1 and 2 - medium traffic density, and, commercial 1 and 2 – high traffic density) in Shah Alam city. The samples
concentrations were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) after digestion with nitric acid and sulphuric acid. The results show
significant concentration of Fe, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, and Cd in the Shah Alam city street dusts. The ranges of heavy metal concentrations in the investigated area were 5719.30-25406.67, 215.67-511.93, 34.47-61.67, 17.60-110.73, 15.67-30.67 and 11.00-20.80 mg kg-1 for Fe, Zn, Pb, Cu, Ni
and Cd respectively. The result of heavy metal concentration in all investigated areas were in order Fe > Zn > Pb > Cu > Ni > Cd.