Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and toxic trace metals in seawater and sediments from the west coast of India and their bioaccumulation in some selected species of fishes

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Title: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and toxic trace metals in seawater and sediments from the west coast of India and their bioaccumulation in some selected species of fishes
Author: Latha Unnikrishnan; Devadasan,K
Abstract: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and other toxic compounds from industrial effluents are noted for their high potency for skin, lung, bladder and gastrointestinal cancers. Increased industrialization, and population growth led to greater production of wastes, Pesticides and PAHs have received attention due to their carcinogenic effects. The main objectives of the study were; to collect base line data on the concentration of PAHs in seawater and sediment from the west coast of India, the concentration of PAHs in certain species of fishes, the comparative levels of PAHs in fish, the influence of sediment characteristics on the concentration of PAH in sediment, changes in PAH concentration in water, sediment and fish, to provide a base line concentration of trace metals in water, sediment and fish, the seasonal changes in content of selected trace metals in water, sediment and fish from the west coast of India. The present study revealed that a predominance of silt and clay at all stations in the off Cochin area. The study has provided comprehensive information available to date for PAHs in seawater, sediment and fishes from the west cost of India especially from the Quilon to Mangalore region.
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/751
Date: 2006


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