Geology of Paloh, Gua Musang and geochemistry of soil in plantation of the East Coast Malaysia

The research study about Geology of Paloh, Gua Musang and Geochemistry of Soil in Plantation of East Coast Malaysia with longitude 102̊14’45” to 102̊17’30” and latitude 4̊48’45” to 4̊51’30” with map scale 1:25 000. The objectives of this study are to produce an updated geological map of Paloh, Gua Musang and review the heavy metal concentration analysis in plantation area along East Coast Malaysia. The production of the geological map generated by GIS platform using secondary data. The heavy metals that reviewed from compilation of the secondary data are Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Lead (Pb) and Zinc (Zn). Based on the lithology, the study area composed of mudstone interbedded sandstone, mudstone and interbedded phyllite, shale and slate. The review of the heavy metals concentration analysis in plantation of East Coast Malaysia reveals that the range from highest heavy metals concentration to the lowest are Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb), Chromium (Cr) and Cadmium (Cd). The factors contributing the heavy metals concentration in the area is associate with the lithology of the area, the parent rock material, anthropogenic sources, atmospheric deposition, fertilizer sources, inorganic contaminants, seed elimination and leaching losses.