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dc.contributor.authorLallu, K.R.
dc.contributor.authorSebin, J.
dc.contributor.authorMuraleedharan, K.R.
dc.contributor.authorGireeshkumar, T.R.
dc.contributor.authorUdayakrishnan, P.B.
dc.contributor.authorDayana, M.
dc.contributor.authorSachin, M.
dc.contributor.authorRevichandran, C.
dc.contributor.authorNair, M.
dc.contributor.authorParameswaran, P.S.
dc.contributor.authorBalachandran, K.K.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-28
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T09:15:21Z
dc.date.available2023-02-01
dc.date.available2023-03-01T09:15:21Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research, vol.30(2); 2023; 2771-2786
dc.identifier.issn1614-7499
dc.identifier.otherhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-22362-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/S11356-022-22362-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8910
dc.description5.190
dc.description.abstractCochin estuary (CE) is one of the largest tropical estuaries along the southwest coast of India, sustaining rich bio-resources.Several studies enlighten the environmental changes in the CE caused by anthropogenic activities.In the present study, an attempt has been made to quantify the heavy metal (dissolved and particulate) fluxes brought by the six rivers into the CE with their exchange into the coastal ocean through the major inlet at Cochin during a steady flow period (October-November 2015).The water flux across the inlet was quantified using an acoustic doppler current profiler.The measured daily input of dissolved metals from the rivers was 2.43 � 103 kg Fe, 334 kg Zn, 259 kg Ni, and 83 kg Cr, while that of particulate metals were 85.30 � 103 kg Fe, 8.6 � 103 kg Mn, 236.9 kg Cr, and 111.9 kg Zn.The net export of metals through the Cochin inlet (per tidal cycle) was 3.3 � 103 kg Fe, 515 kg Cr, 150 kg Zn, and 5 kg Ni in dissolved form and 3.32 � 105 kg Fe, 1747 kg Mn, 1636 kg Cr, 1397 kg Zn, and 586 kg Ni in particulate form.The high concentrations of metals during ebb tides are clear indications of their contribution from the industrial conglomerates (industrial units of metallurgy, catalyst, fertilizer, and pesticides) located in the Periyar River.The significance of this study is that the export fluxes may increase further during the summer monsoon (June to September), which may impact the abundant fishery emanating in the coastal environment during the period due to intense upwelling.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleInput-export fluxes of heavy metals in the Cochin estuary, southwest coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Kochi, Kerala, India


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