Anthropogenic metal pollution in surface sediments of the Tambaraparni River Estuary

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 337-350

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

^a YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

elemental concentrations; estuary; heavy metal pollution; river; sediments

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

INDIA; TAMBRAPARNI ESTUARY; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 79960175715     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2011.570752     Document Type: Article

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