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Mercury speciation in coastal sediments from the central east coast of India by modified BCR method.

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Title Mercury speciation in coastal sediments from the central east coast of India by modified BCR method.
 
Creator Chakraborty, P.
Babu, P.V.R.
Vudamala, K.
Ramteke, D.
Chennuri, K.
 
Subject mercury
coastal currents
sediments
organic carbon
 
Description This is the first study to describe distribution and speciation of Hg in coastal sediments from the central east coast of India. The concentrations of Hg in the studied sediments were found to be much lower than the Hg concentration recommended in coastal sediments by the United State Environmental Protection Agency and the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment for the protection of aquatic life. This study suggests that the interactions between Hg and coastal sediments are influenced by particle size (sand, silt and clay) of the sediments and the total organic carbon (TOC) content in the sediments. It was found that the coastal sediments from the central east coast of India could act as a sink for Hg. The availability of strong uncomplexed-Hg binding sites in the coastal sediments was observed.
 
Date 2014-05-06T11:29:18Z
2014-05-06T11:29:18Z
2014
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol.81(1); 2014; 282–288.
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http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4514
 
Language en
 
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Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2014] Elsevier
 
Publisher Elsevier