文章基本信息

标题：Evaluation of The Trace Metal Contamination in Sediments of The Urban Water Channels in Thrissur City, South India
本地全文：下载
作者：Anet Panakkal ; R. B. Binoj Kumar
期刊名称：Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology
印刷版ISSN：0972-6268
出版年度：2014
卷号：13
期号：4
语种：English
出版社：Technoscience Publications
摘要：Present study endeavours to estimate the domain of trace metal contamination in the sediments of waterchannels of Thrissur city. The major trace elements present in the study area were reviewed and in additionthe organic carbon content in the sediments confined to the urban channels was also determined. Thrissuris a newly constituted corporation and is momentarily undergoing nimble urbanization which sequentiallyplace aggravated trace metal pollution. This is habitually caused by land run off, dredging and other linkedanthropogenic activities. The discharge of such urban effluents into the natural channels might havecontributed to add up accumulation of metals. Correlation with the standard geochemical background values,it is palpable that the average total concentration of lead and zinc are fairly high. Cadmium concentration wasfound to be inflated in some locations. The contamination factor determined for Ni, Zn, Pb and Cd signifythat, these may induce contamination in the sediments. From the correlation studies it is accomplished that,there exists a positive relationship among cadmium, nickel and zinc and that speak to a common source..