Environmental significance in recent sediments along Bay of Bengal and Palk Strait, East Coast of India: A geochemical approach

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-120

  Sundararajan, M ^a   Natesan, U ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Bay of bengal; Geochemistry; India; Palk strait; Surface sediments; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRAIN SIZE; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TRACE METAL;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PALK STRAIT; TAMIL NADU; VEDARANNIYAM;

EID: 77952190412     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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