Assessment of heavy metal pollution from the sediment of Tupilipalem Coast,southeast coast of India
Assessment of heavy metal pollution from the sediment of Tupilipalem Coast,southeast coast of India作者机构:Department of Geology Yogi Vemana University Department of Geology Sri Venkateswara University Institute of Ocean Management Anna University Department of Earth Sciences Yogi Vemana University
出 版 物:《International Journal of Sediment Research》 (国际泥沙研究(英文版))
年 卷 期:2018年第33卷第3期
页 面:294-302页
核心收录:
学科分类:083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程(可授工学、理学、农学学位)] 0709[理学-地质学] 0819[工学-矿业工程] 07[理学] 08[工学] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0816[工学-测绘科学与技术] 0713[理学-生态学]
基 金:the Department of Science and Technology (DST) New Delhi India for the financial support in the form of DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (No.DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2012/344-IF120311)
主 题:Factor analysis Geo accumulation index Enrichment factor Pollution load index Heavy metal pollution East coast of India
摘 要:Sediment from twelve stations was sampled from the Tupilipalem Coast, southeast coast of India, and the presence of a set of heavy metals was established including iron(Fe), manganese(Mn), chromium(Cr),copper(Cu), nickel(Ni), lead(Pb), zinc(Zn) and cadmium(Cd). The heavy metals were assessed by factor analysis, the results of which showed positive and/or negative correlations among Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb,Zn, and Cd. Factor analysis also indicated that heavy metals in the sediments of the study area have different natural and anthropogenic sources. Similarly, a sediment pollution assessment was done using the Geoaccumulation Index(Igeo), Enrichment Factor(EF), and Pollution Load Index(PLI). The Geoaccumulation Index indicated that the surface sediment of the Tupilipalem Coast was extremely contaminated with Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn. The calculation of enrichment factors showed a significant enrichment with respect to Pb, Zn, and Cd and a moderate enrichment with Cr, Cu, and Ni. The falling trend of average contents’ enrichment factors is Cd Pb Zn Cu Cr Ni Mn Fe. The PLI values of the Cd show higher( 1) values due to the influence of distinct external sources like agricultural runoff, industrial activities, and other anthropogenic inputs. Ninety two percent of heavy metals under study showed the highest concentrations at station TP-5 where the Buckingham Canal and other agricultural and aquacultural effluents connect with the Bay of Bengal. This location is the second inlet which is periodically closed and it seemed that these parts of the study area are heavily affected by anthropogenic pollution.