Unraveling a Benchmark for Sulphur Akin in the Cochin Estuarine System

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Unraveling a Benchmark for Sulphur Akin in the Cochin Estuarine System

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Title: Unraveling a Benchmark for Sulphur Akin in the Cochin Estuarine System
Author: Nify, Benny; Dr.Sujatha, C H
Abstract: The thesis deals with a benchmark study of dissolved and sedimentary sulphur compounds which play prominent roles in the prevailing redox conditions in the selected sites of Cochin estuarine system. Sulphur and its analogues play prominent roles in estuarine biochemical processes. A complete knowledge on the sulphur involvement in these processes is restricted due to the lacking of data on the organic sulphur compounds. Sulphate and sulphide in surface and bottom water and Sulphate, acid volatile sulphide and total sulphur in sediments were studied and correlated to know their interrelations in determining the redox condition of the environment. It also characterises the sediments of the sites on the basis of total organic carbon: total sulphur ratio. The study had attempted to decrease the concentration levels of sulphur in the sedimentary environment by the application of a remedial measure. Knowledge of sulphur uptake by plants from prior literatures has prompted to use phytoremediation for decreasing the sulphur concentration. Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that uses plants to clean up or remediate contaminated soil, sludges, sediments, and ground water through contaminant removal, degradation or containment. The plant selected was wheat grass since earlier studies have shown that wheat grass is effective in remediating pollutants particularly trace metals. So reduction in the concentration of selected trace metals was also focussed.
Description: Department of Chemical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/2409
Date: 2009-06


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