title: Metal enrichment in beach sediments from Chennai Metropolis, SE coast of India.
abstract: A survey on the Partially Extracted Trace Metals (PETMs) concentration (Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, Zn, Cd) in beach sediments is reported for the first time from 57 different locations in Chennai Metropolitan City of Southeast coast of India. The concentration of PETMs suggests that they are mainly concentrated with organic matter in the crowded part of the industrial regions in the beaches from the northern part rather than the tourist beaches in the southern part of the city. The comparison on enrichment of trace metals indicates higher values of Pb, Ni in the beaches than lowest effect level (LEL) and effects range low (ERL) than the tourist beaches.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Remote Sensing, Bharathidasan University, Khajamalai Campus, Thiruchirappalli 620 023, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santhiya
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lakshumanan
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jonathan
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navarrete-Lopez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srinivasalu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uma-Maheswari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krishnakumar
mesh_terms: D001493:Bathing Beaches; D003625:Data Collection; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D007194:India; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy