Effect of seasonal variations on the surface sediment heavy metal enrichment of a lake in South India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4153-4168

  Swarnalatha, K ^a   Letha, J ^b   Ayoob, S ^c  

^a APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University   (India)

^b Department of Technical Education Govt of Kerala ^*  (India)

^c TKM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Correlation analysis; Heavy metal; Major elements; Principal component analysis; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CORRELATION METHODS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL ENRICHMENTS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; MAJOR ELEMENTS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METALLIC POLLUTANTS; SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

LAKES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON OXIDE; LEAD; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; NICKEL; OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS PENTOXIDE; POTASSIUM OXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; INDIA; LAKE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

AKKULAM LAKE; INDIA; KERALA; VELI LAKE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; LAKES; METALS, HEAVY; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84902379928     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-3687-8     Document Type: Article

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