Trace metals concentrations in the sediment cores of estuary and tidal zones between Chennai and Pondicherry, along the east coast of India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-149

  Achyuthan, Hema ^a   Richardmohan, D ^a   Srinivasalu, S ^b   Selvaraj, K ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Concentrations; East coast; Sediment cores; Tamil Nadu; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 66249130017     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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