Determination of Cd, Pb and Cu in Mandovi estuary by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry

Abstract

Dissolved labile and non-labile (organically associated) concentration of Cd, Pb and Cu in Mandovi Estuary, Goa, India have been measured for 1 y (February 1980 to January 1981). Percentage non-labile form varies from 0-50% of the total for Cd, from 0-60% for Pb and 0-80% for Cu. Compared to the reported values from other estuaries, Mandovi estuarine waters have registered a higher concentration of the metals. These high concentrations, to a large extent, are considered to be the effect of the leachings from the near about mining zone and transportation of the ores by barges in this estuary