Heavy metals in sediments of the inner shelf off the Gulf of Mannar, South East Coast of India

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-268

  Jonathan, M P ^a   Mohan, V Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALUMINOSILICATE CALCIUM; BORIC ACID; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COBALT; HEAVY METAL; HYDROXIDE; ION; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYPROPYLENE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; EXTRACTION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL AREA; ION EXCHANGE; LEACHING; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0037314625     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00484-8     Document Type: Article

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