Environmental magnetism and application in the continental shelf sediments of India

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-58

  Alagarsamy, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Heavy metal; India; Magnetic method; Mineral magnetic; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANHYSTERETIC REMANENT MAGNETIZATIONS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EAST COAST; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; FINER PARTICLES; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS CONTENT; INDIA; MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; MAGNETIC METHOD; MAGNETIC PARAMETERS; MAGNETIC TECHNIQUES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NON DESTRUCTIVE; PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SHELF SEDIMENT; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; WEST COAST;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; HEAVY METALS; IRON OXIDES; LANDFORMS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; METALS; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS;

MAGNETISM;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; IRON OXIDE; NICKEL;

COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEOMAGNETISM; HEAVY METAL; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETIC METHOD; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDIA; MAGNETISM; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEATHERING; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; MAGNETICS; METALS, HEAVY;

EID: 67649195531     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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