Vol. 2 (06)

Status of heavy metal pollutants around the south eastcoast of India

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Abstract

Distributions of Al, Cd, Cr, Cu , Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn metals concentrations in the sediment and water samples were analyzed from 11 sampling stations around the southeast, coast of India. The highest Al, Cd, Cr, Cu , Hg, Ni, Pb, were recorded at Chennai and Tuticorin cities. Which are mainly due to industrial effluents and untreated sewage outfalls. Zinc concentrations around the coast is highly influenced by river runoff.

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Diya E . Abukashim, Mohamed A. Fadel ,Omar A. Aghil and V Pragatheeswaran (2014); Status of heavy metal pollutants around the south eastcoast of India, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 2 (06), 0, ISSN 2320-5407.

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