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Title: Trace metal speciation in the Cochin Estuary
Authors: Shibu, Paul M
Dr.Jacob, Chacko
Keywords: Speciation
Metal Speciation
Estuarine Behaviour
Cochin Estuary
Anthropogenic activities
Issue Date: Apr-1992
Publisher: Cochin University of Science and Technology
Abstract: This thesis Entitled Trace metal speciation in the cochin estuary.Natural waters provide a favourable environment for speciation studies because of the prevailing variable chemical matrix and the variety of metal forms which may exist there.An estuary is a mixing zone of riverine and oceanic waters with widely varying compositions where end members interact both physically and chemically. The trace element chemistry in the estuarine environment has been an area of considerable research in the past decades. The trace metal distribution in the Cochin estuary is considerably influenced by the tropical features of the location and by human activities. The lower Periyar river and the Cochin estuary have been particularly selected for this investigation in view of the impact of trace metals on the estuarine ecosystem as well as in attempt quantify the phenomenon of metal speciation in the waters of a tropical coastal plain waterbody. If the concentration in the water media is very low, then, many of the fractions that could be estimated by speciation schemes for metals will fall below the detection limits, a factor which is undesirable.The study would also delineate the features of metal speciation which modify the chemical regime of ionic elements that traverse natural boundaries in aquatic environments, especally in those tropical areas prone to multivariate geographical settings.
Description: Chemical Oceanography Division, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/3117
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