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    Tidal control of heavy metal loading in the nearshore of the northwestern Indian coast

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    2025
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    Rashid, C.P.
    Jyothibabu, R.
    Arunpandi, N.
    Alok, K.T.
    Vidhya, V.
    Snigtha
    Gireeshkumar, T.R.
    Sudheesh, V.
    Marigoudar, S.R.
    Sharma K.V.
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    Heavy metals accumulate in the marine food chain and their excessive amounts are hazardous to aquatic and human lives. The current study presents the role of ecosystem variables especially tides in deciding the presence of ten heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Co, Cr, Mn, Ni, V, Pb, and Cd) in seawater and copepods along the Indian west coast. The Indian northwestern coast is an industrial hub, where thousands of industries release enormous volumes of effluents, while the southwest coast has a far lower number of industries. Multiple surface seawater and zooplankton samples from eight selected marine outfall regions in the nearshore of the Indian west coast showed that Fe/Cd was generally the highest/lowest in seawater (av. 184���12.40�?g�L?1/ av. 0.01���0.01�?g�L?1) and copepods (av. 41,818���2867�?g. g?1/ av. 0.2���0.02�?g�g?1). The heavy metals in seawater/copepods generally showed the order Fe/Fe�>�Zn/Zn�>�V/Mn�>�Cr/Cr�>�Pb/Cu�>�Ni/Ni�>�Cu/Pb�>�Mn/V�>�Co/Co�>�Cd/Cd. Contrary to expectations, despite being loaded with massive amounts of effluent from thousands of industries, most heavy metals in seawater on the northwestern Indian coast were not higher than on the southwestern coast. It is shown here that this feature is the result of the macro-tidal nature of the northwest Indian coast (av. 7�m tide), where tidal currents, sediment resuspension, and flushing are far more intense than in the southwest (av. 1�m tide), which reduce pollution levels. Yet, the marine pollution index and bioaccumulation factor of heavy metals in copepods was found highest along the northwestern Indian coast, which are important indicators to be considered when developing environmental management strategies for the area.
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179264
    http://drs.nio.res.in/drs/handle/2264/9440
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