Heavy metal distribution in surface sediments of the Tirumalairajan river estuary and the surrounding coastal area, east coast of India

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 123-130

  Venkatramanan, S ^a   Ramkumar, T ^a   Anithamary, I ^a   Vasudevan, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Contamination factor; East coast of India; Geoaccumulation index; Heavy metals; Tirumalairajan estuary

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING;

INDIA;

EID: 84891558767     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0734-z     Document Type: Article

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