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Environmental geochemistry of core sediments from Serthalaikkadu creek, East coast of India

verfasst von: M. Sundararajan, Usha Natesan

Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Ausgabe 3/2011

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The Serthalaikkadu creek in Muthupet mangroves region is the only E–W trending coastal strip in the SE coast of India and it also acts as a barrier to natural disasters. Natural, anthropogenic signals and accumulation of elements were studied by collecting sediments from two cores. Textural parameters were studied in detail and carbonates (CaCO₃), organic carbon (OC), major (Si, Al, Fe, Na, K, Ca, Mg, P) and trace elements (Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, Zn) were determined. Textural parameters, CaCO₃, OC and Al-normalized pattern of elements indicate depositional events in core samples that can be directly related to natural events during the last decade. The calculated enrichment, anthropogenic factors and comparison of data indicate that the observed trace metals (especially Pb, Co) are enriched mainly due to the anthropogenic activities in the land as well as in the coastal zone (Palk Strait).

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Titel: Environmental geochemistry of core sediments from Serthalaikkadu creek, East coast of India
verfasst von: M. Sundararajan
Usha Natesan
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2011
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Ausgabe 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Elektronische ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0542-2

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