PMID- 25510546
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150930
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1879-3363 (Electronic)
IS  - 0025-326X (Linking)
VI  - 91
IP  - 1
DP  - 2015 Feb 15
TI  - Depositional record of trace metals and degree of contamination in core sediments 
      from the Mandovi estuarine mangrove ecosystem, west coast of India.
PG  - 362-7
LID - S0025-326X(14)00798-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.045 [doi]
AB  - The concentrations of seven trace metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr, Co, Pb and Zn) in three 
      sediment cores were analysed to assess the depositional trends of metals and 
      their contamination level in the Mandovi estuary, west coast of India. All 
      sediment cores showed enrichment of trace metals in the upper part of core 
      sediments and decrease in concentration with depth, suggesting excess of 
      anthropogenic loading (including mining activities) occurred during the recent 
      past. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images distinguished the shape, size and 
      structure of particles derived from lithogenic and anthropogenic sources in core 
      sediments. The geo-accumulation index (I(geo)) values indicate that Mandovi 
      estuary is 'moderately polluted' with Pb, whereas 'unpolluted to moderately 
      polluted' with Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr, Co and Zn. The comparative analysis of trace 
      metals revealed that Fe and Mn were highly enriched in the Mandovi estuary 
      compared to all other Indian estuaries.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Veerasingam, S
AU  - Veerasingam S
AD  - CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India.
FAU - Vethamony, P
AU  - Vethamony P
AD  - CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India. 
      Electronic address: mony@nio.org.
FAU - Mani Murali, R
AU  - Mani Murali R
AD  - CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India.
FAU - Fernandes, B
AU  - Fernandes B
AD  - CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20141213
PL  - England
TA  - Mar Pollut Bull
JT  - Marine pollution bulletin
JID - 0260231
RN  - 0 (Metals, Heavy)
RN  - 0 (Trace Elements)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - Ecosystem
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - *Estuaries
MH  - Geologic Sediments/*chemistry
MH  - India
MH  - Metals, Heavy/*analysis
MH  - Seawater/chemistry
MH  - Trace Elements/*analysis
MH  - Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Core sediments
OT  - Geo-accumulation index
OT  - Mandovi estuary
OT  - SEM
OT  - Trace metals
EDAT- 2014/12/17 06:00
MHDA- 2015/10/01 06:00
CRDT- 2014/12/17 06:00
PHST- 2013/11/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/11/20 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/11/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/12/17 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/12/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/10/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0025-326X(14)00798-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.045 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Mar Pollut Bull. 2015 Feb 15;91(1):362-7. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.045. 
      Epub 2014 Dec 13.