NDLI: Petroleum Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Marine Sediments Along Chennai Coast, Bay of Bengal, India

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Author	Venkatachalapathy, R. Veerasingam, S. Ramkumar, T.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	The spatial and temporal distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC) in marine sediments along the Chennai coast, Bay of Bengal was quantified by Ultra-Violet Fluorescence (UVF) Spectroscopy. The concentration of PHC in surface sediments varied from 1.88 to 39.76 ppm. The highest values obtained in the northern part of the study area, where shipping activities and land-based waste waters disposed into sea through the rivers like Kuvam and Adayar. The Adayar (7.26–16.83 ppm) and Kuvam (5.5–39.72 ppm) cores reveal a clear horizon of increase in PHC above 50 and 35 cm respectively. PHC values showed a decreasing pattern with depth in all sediment cores suggesting the excess anthropogenic loading occurring in the recent past. The present study revealed that the PHC values of Chennai coastal sediments are lower than the values reported from selected costal areas including the sediment of the Mumbai coast (7.6–42.8 ppm), Arabian Sea. The results will be useful for pollution monitoring program along the coastal region and also to check the level of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine sediments.
Starting Page	397
Ending Page	401
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00074861
Journal	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Volume Number	85
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	14320800
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-08-11
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Petroleum hydrocarbons Marine sediments Pollution Chennai coast Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Environmental Chemistry Soil Science & Conservation Ecotoxicology Environmental Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Medicine Toxicology

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