title: Impact of industrial effluents on geochemical association of metals within intertidal sediments of a creek.
abstract: Metal speciation studies were carried out on three intertidal core sediments of the industrially impacted Dudh creek located along west coast of India. Metals indicated a drastic increase in the bioavailable fraction towards the surface of the cores, suggesting an increase in anthropogenic metal input in recent years as compared to the past. Also, when compared with Vaitarna estuary and Khonda creek of Thane district, the speciation of metals in Dudh creek sediments was observed to have been highly modified in recent years. High concentrations of metals associated with bioavailable fractions therefore suggested a risk of toxicity to sediment associated biota of Dudh creek.
authors.affiliation: Geological Oceanography Division, National Institute of Oceanography, Donapaula, Goa 403004, India. Electronic address: samida2010@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Samida P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Volvoikar
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Sciences, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403206, India. Electronic address: gnnayak@unigoa.ac.in.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Nayak
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D063366:Estuaries; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis*; D007194:India; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007221:Industry; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Creek; Sediment; Speciation; Toxicity; Trace metals