Heavy metal distribution in sediments of Muthupettai mangroves, south east coast of India |
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| Authors: | B Thilagavathi K Raja Bandana Das A Saravanakumar S Vijayalakshmi T Balasubramanian |
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| Institution: | CAS in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India |
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| Abstract: | Core sediments from the Muthupettai mangroves on the southeast coast of India were analyzed for soil texture,total nitrogen,organic carbon,phosphorus and heavy metals(Fe,Mn,Cr,Cu,Ni,Pb,Zn and Cd).The distinct seasonal variation in the distribution of metals in the sediments was observed.The minimum concentration was recorded in river mouth and the maximum was in lagoon.High metal concentration in sediment was observed during monsoon and low concentration in summer.The total nu-trient in lagoon and river mou... |
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| Keywords: | mangroves heavy metals core sediment soil texture sediment nutrients |
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