Heavy and trace metals in Vembanad Lake sediments

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-289

  Priju, C P ^a   Narayana, A C ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal sediments; Heavy metals; India; Pollution load index; Vembanad lagoon

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA; VEMBANAD LAKE;

EID: 42449116704     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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