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dc.contributor.authorFernandes, L.L.
dc.contributor.authorNayak, G.N.
dc.contributor.authorIlangovan, D.
dc.contributor.authorBorole, D.V.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-30T06:00:22Z
dc.date.available2011-03-30T06:00:22Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol.91(3); 2011; 388-399
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3828
dc.description.abstractTwo core sediment samples; one from inner part (ManI) and the other closer to the mouth (ManII; were collected from the intertidal regions of Manori, a tidally influenced creek near Mumbai, India. Both the cores were subjected to various geochemical analyses to determine parameters such as pH, sediment components, total organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphorus and selected metals viz., Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, Co, Ni, Zn, Cr, Al, Ca and V. Analysis of sup(210) Pb activity was employed to assess the sediment deposition trend of the area. The data was further processed using factor and cluster analyses. The results indicate that the sediments from site ManI, had finer sediment composition, higher porosity, organic matter and metal contents but exhibited an erratic decline in sup (210) Pb activity downcore. Also ManI showed higher C:N ratio and enrichment factor values as compared to site ManII. The inner area (ManI) probably received a greater input of organic matter from the erosion of terrestrial matter as well as domestic and industrial discharge. Sediments from site ManII had typical marine organic matter composition (lower C:N ratio). The concentration of metals at this site was also low indicating the contents were getting diluted by freshwater and seawater mixing
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2011] Elsevier
dc.subjectorganic matter
dc.subjecttrace metals
dc.subjectsediment
dc.subjectseawater mixing
dc.titleAccumulation of sediment, organic matter and trace metals with space and time, in a creek along Mumbai coast, India
dc.typeJournal Article


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