Heavy metal pollution in reef corals of Tuticorin Coast, Southeast Coast of India

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-454

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

^a YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Coral species; East coast of India; Heavy metals; Pollution; Reef corals

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; BAY OF BENGAL; CORAL SPECIES; EAST COAST OF INDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FORMOSA; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; METAL POLLUTION; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; PORITES; REEF CORALS; SEWAGE DISCHARGES; SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA; STUDY AREAS; TOP SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EROSION; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; REEFS; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

METALS;

ACROPORA FORMOSA; ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA DIGITATA; PORITES CYLINDRICA;

EID: 70449421474     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380902962361     Document Type: Article

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