Assimilative capacity of Cochin inshore waters with reference to contaminants received from the backwaters and the upstream areas

Indian Journal of Fisheries

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-83

  Kaladharan, P ^a   Krishnakumar, P K ^b   Prema, D ^a   Nandakumar, A ^a   Khambadkar, L R ^a   Valsala, K K ^a  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Assimilative capacity; Coastal pollution; Cochin inshore waters; Industrial contaminants; Primary production; Trace metals; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960589114     PISSN: 09706011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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