Heavy metal concentration in the coastal wetlands of Thiruvananthapuram District, Southern India

Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-136

  Arunkumar, K S ^a   Joseph, Sabu ^a   Thomas, Jobin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Contamination factor; Heavy metals; Index of geoaccumulation; Pollution load index; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; INDIA; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; WETLAND;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; WETLANDS;

EID: 77952738924     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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