Contamination of Uppanar River and coastal waters off Cuddalore, Southeast coast of India

Environmental Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1391-1404

  Jonathan, M P ^a   Srinivasalu, S ^b   Thangadurai, N ^b   Ayyamperumal, T ^c   Armstrong Altrin, J S ^a   Ram Mohan, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cuddalore; Dissolved trace metals; Physicochemical parameters; Southeast coast of India; Uppanar River

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; PH EFFECTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CUDDALORE; DISSOLVED TRACE METALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SOUTHEAST COAST; UPPANAR RIVER;

RIVERS;

COASTAL WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOLVED LOAD; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; CUDDALORE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; UPPANAR RIVER;

EID: 38149029152     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0748-0     Document Type: Article

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