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dc.contributor.authorZingde, M.D.
dc.contributor.authorDesai, B.N.
dc.date.accessioned1995-05-11T09:57:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:48:44Z
dc.date.available1995-05-11T09:57:17Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:48:44Z
dc.date.issued1981
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.12; 1981; 237-241
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6726
dc.description.abstractMercury content of the water column estimated along Thana Creek/Bombay Harbour gave a standing stock of about 77 kg in excess of the expected background. Mercury concentration in sediment from 23 locations which varied from 0.17 to 8.21 ppm (dry weight) with marked increased from harbour to the creek region suggests substantial mercury input in the head region. Chemical extraction by hydrogen peroxide indicated that more than 70% of mercury was leachable and probably organically bound. The mercury enriched layer in the sediment cores was about 10-25 cm in the creek region and 0-8 cm in the harbour area. The data has been used to calculate an excess of 14 tonnes of mercury over the natural background. Analysis of a few zooplankton and benthic samples from the creek region gave indication of bioaccumulation of mercury
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofMar Pollut Bull
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectAquatic Pollution
dc.subject.otherbenthos
dc.subject.otherzooplankton
dc.subject.otherbioaccumulation
dc.subject.otherchemical extraction
dc.subject.otherbiomass
dc.subject.othermercury
dc.subject.otherISW, India, Maharashtra, Bombay-Thana Creek
dc.titleMercury in Thana Creek, Bombay Harbour
dc.typeJournal Article


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