Assessment of metal concentration in the sediment cores of Manakudy estuary, south west coast of India

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-248

  Kumar, Sugirtha P ^a   Patterson Edward, J K ^b  

^a WOMEN S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

^b Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic factor; Contamination factor; Core sediments; Igeo; Manakudy estuary; Southwest coast of India; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SULFIDE; TRACE METAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MANAKUDY ESTUARY; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 69749118040     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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