The response of benthic foraminifera to various pollution sources: A study from Nellore Coast, East Coast of India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 319-323

  Jayaraju, Naddimi ^a,b   Sundara Raja Reddy, B C ^a   Reddy, K R ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Coastal pollution; Heavy metals; Pollution outfalls; Test deformation

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COASTAL POLLUTION; POLLUTION OUTFALLS; TEST DEFORMATION;

AQUACULTURE;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEWAGE OUTFALL;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SEWER OUTFALL; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; OCEANS AND SEAS; PROTOZOA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NELLORE; SOUTH ASIA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 46549088422     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9931-8     Document Type: Article

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