Historical pollution trends in costal environments of India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-176

  Ramesh, R ^a   Purvaja, R ^a   Ramesh, S ^a   James, R A ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

210Pb dating; Coastal ecosystems; India; Time span; Trace metal contamination

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; POLLUTION; RADIOMETRY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

COASTAL ZONE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT CORE; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM; HISTORY; INDIA; LAGOON; LAKE; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOIL EROSION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION;

INDIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0036793118     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020250717093     Document Type: Article

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