Sediment grain-size distribution in the Lake Laut Tawar, Aceh Province, Indonesia

Syahrul Purnawan; Ichsan Setiawan; Zainal A. Muchlisin

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Sediment grain-size distribution in the Lake Laut Tawar, Aceh Province, Indonesia

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Syahrul Purnawan, Ichsan Setiawan, Zainal A. Muchlisin

2015 AACL Bioflux Vol. 8 Issue 3 Article Cited by 4 SDG 2SDG 12

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the grain size distribution in Lake Laut Tawar. The study was done in May and June of 2012 at 5 locations: Boom, Klitu, Ujung Mumpar, Bintang and Toweran. The samples were collected using a grab sampler. The collected samples from the respective locations were sun dried and then sieved to examine the grain-size distribution. The result showed that the sediment types were divided into three categories: gravel, sandy gravel and gravelly mud. The Boom location had gravelly mud (predominantly mud) that was well sorted, while gravel was a major portion of the sediment in Ujung Mumpar and it was moderately well sorted. In addition, all of the locations had negatively skewed values, which indicates a coarse-skew particle distribution. © 2015, BIOFLUX SRL. All rights reserved.

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Department of Marine Science, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Department of Aquaculture, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia

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