TY - GEN
T1 - Acid leachable trace metals in beach sediments and its adjacent Central Tamil Nadu Coast, South India
AU - Lakshumanan, C.
AU - Viveganandan, S.
AU - Jonathan, M. P.
AU - Navarrete-López, M.
AU - Galeana, J. A.Salgado
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - A set of sixty six surface sediment samples were collected from the beach area and its adjacent region in Central part of Tamil Nadu State, SE Coast of India. The samples were analyzed for organic carbon, carbonates, texture of sediments and Partially Extracted Trace Metals (PETMs) (As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Sr, V, Zn). The results indicate that the organic carbon and carbonates in the study area is brought down by the numerous minor rivers in the area and they do not play any role in the deposition of PETMs. The concentration pattern and the comparison of PETMs indicate that the higher values of Fe, Mn, Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu and Ni is due to the direct input from various industries situated in the coastal regions.
AB - A set of sixty six surface sediment samples were collected from the beach area and its adjacent region in Central part of Tamil Nadu State, SE Coast of India. The samples were analyzed for organic carbon, carbonates, texture of sediments and Partially Extracted Trace Metals (PETMs) (As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Sr, V, Zn). The results indicate that the organic carbon and carbonates in the study area is brought down by the numerous minor rivers in the area and they do not play any role in the deposition of PETMs. The concentration pattern and the comparison of PETMs indicate that the higher values of Fe, Mn, Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu and Ni is due to the direct input from various industries situated in the coastal regions.
KW - Acid leachable trace metals
KW - Beach sediments
KW - Enrichment
KW - India
KW - Tamil nadu
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78651466985&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICBEE.2010.5651331
DO - 10.1109/ICBEE.2010.5651331
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:78651466985
SN - 9781424487479
T3 - ICBEE 2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Proceedings
SP - 52
EP - 56
BT - ICBEE 2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Proceedings
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, ICBEE 2010
Y2 - 2 November 2010 through 4 November 2010
ER -