Rivers in the southwest coast of India are under immense pressure due to various kinds of
human activities among which indiscriminate extraction of construction grade sand is the …

Organophosphate esters are used in multitude of applications such as flame retardants,
plasticizers and lubricants. In recent years concerns have been raised in regards to the …

Abstract Heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cr, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cu, Co and Cd) in the surface sediments of
Cochin estuary, Southwest coast of India were analyzed to understand the spatio-temporal …

The impact of industrial effluents on the Tamiraparani estuary was investigated by
determining the degree of trace element contamination in the estuarine sediments. Surface …

Groundwater and core sediments of two boreholes (to a depth of 50m) from the Chapai-
Nawabganj area in northwestern Bangladesh were collected for arsenic concentration and …

Continuous core sediments (to a depth of 90.1 m) taken at a transitional area of Holocene
and Pleistocene deposits in Sonargaon, Bangladesh were characterized for their …

Elevated concentrations of arsenic, up to 161μg/L, have been identified in groundwater
samples from the confined basal aquifer underlying the aquitard of the Pearl River Delta …

Down core variation of heavy metals in three sediment cores from Cochin estuary was
studied. The average concentration of iron, manganese, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, lead …

The geochemical distribution and enrichment of ten heavy metals in the surface sediments
of Vembanad Lake, southwest coast of India was evaluated. Sediment samples from 47 …

An intensive monthly sampling of water and sediments from 12 sites over 8 months covering
wet and dry seasons at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve was conducted during June 1997 …