Geochemical Footprint of Megacities on River Sediments: A Case Study of the Fourth Most Populous Area in India, Chennai

An intensive surface sediment survey was carried out over 24 locations from the upstream to downstream sections of two large rivers (Adyar and Cooum) in Chennai (India) during the February dry season of 2015. Trace element concentrations were assessed on a

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Veröffentlicht in:	Minerals (Basel) 2019-01, Vol.9 (11), p.688
Hauptverfasser:	Saravanan, Sukkampatti Palanisamy, Desmet, Marc, Neelakanta Pillai Kanniperumal, Ambujam, Ramasamy, Saravanan, Shumskikh, Nikita, Grosbois, Cécile
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Buffer zones Cadmium Canals Chromium Contamination Downstream Dry season Environmental Sciences Floods Fluvial sediments Footprints Geochemistry Global Changes Heavy metals Industrial pollution Industrial wastes Megacities Mercury Metropolitan areas Point source pollution Pollution Pollution sources Population Population number Rivers Sediment Sediments Silver Surface water Surveying Trace elements Tracers Urban development Urbanization Waterways Wind Zinc
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Zusammenfassung:	An intensive surface sediment survey was carried out over 24 locations from the upstream to downstream sections of two large rivers (Adyar and Cooum) in Chennai (India) during the February dry season of 2015. Trace element concentrations were assessed on a
ISSN:	2075-163X 2075-163X
DOI:	10.3390/min9110688