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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/28973| Title: | Environmental significance of heavy metals in leaves and stems of Kerala mangroves, SW coast of India |
| Authors: | Badarudeen, A. Sajan, K. Srinivas, Reji Maya, K. Padmalal, D. |
| Keywords: | Coastal sedimentary environments;Mangroves and mangrove associates;Heavy metals;Southwestern coast of India |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2014 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Out of the seven heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Co, Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn) studied in the leaves and stems of mangroves and mangrove associates of Veli (9 species), Kochi (5 species) and Kannur (9 species) regions, Cerbera odollam, a typical mangrove associate that spread in Veli, accounts for the highest contents of Mn and Cd. Other plant species do not show any specific heavy metal enrichment pattern in the coastal segments chosen for the present study. A comparative evaluation of heavy metal contents in the vegetal parts (leaves and stems) with that of the sediment substratum reveals that, almost all metals are concentrated in the former than latter. |
| Page(s): | 1027-1035 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.43(06) [June 2014] |
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