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dc.contributor.authorNasnolkar, C.M.
dc.contributor.authorSalkar, V.R.
dc.contributor.authorShirodkar, P.V.
dc.contributor.authorAbidi, S.A.H.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-12T08:56:40Z
dc.date.available2009-01-12T08:56:40Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.26; 327-330p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2018
dc.description.abstractAnalysis of major elements in the water of Kavaratti lagoon show variations in the concentrations of boron from 4.08 to 4.25 mg kg sup(-1) (av. 4.15 mg kg sup(-1)); calcium from 420.4 to 429.3 mg kg sup(-1) (av. 424.79 mg kg sup(-1)); magnesium from 1228.8 to 1319.8 mg kg sup(-1) (av. 1280.19 mg kg sup(-1)) and the salinity varied from 35.01 to 35.10 x 10 sup(-3) (av. 35.04 x 10 sup(-3)). The ratios of boron, calcium and magnesium to chlorinity in the lagoon water showed wide variation and were very much lower than that of the surface seawater outside the lagoon indicating their removal. In the lagoon, the calcium and magnesium removal was attributed to their involvement in the biological precipitation of carbonates whereas the removal of boron was attributed to its co-precipitation with carbonates.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNISCAIR, CSIR
dc.rightsCopyright [1997]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectboron
dc.subjectcalcium
dc.subjectmagnesium
dc.subjectsalinity
dc.subjectchlorinity
dc.subjectlagoons
dc.subjectchemical precipitation
dc.titleBoron, calcium and magnesium in Kavaratti lagoon water, Lakshadweep Archipelago
dc.typeJournal Article


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