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Application of Magnetic Susceptibility in Source Identification of Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments of Chennai Coast, Tamilnadu Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis |
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PP: 15-23 |
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doi:10.18576/jrna/040102
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Author(s) |
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M. Tholkappian,
A. Chandrasekaran,
N. Harikrishnan,
E. Devanesan,
Durai Ganesh,
R. Ravisankar,
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Abstract |
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| In the present work, magnetic susceptibility and concentration of heavy metals has been determined for sediments from Pulicat Lake to Vadanemmili coastal area, Tamilnadu, India. A magnetic susceptibility (χLF, χHF, χFD) measurement was carried using dual frequency susceptibility meter and Concentration of Mg, Al, K, Ca Ti, Fe, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn were also determined using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDXRF) in order to establish their presence in these sediments and their possible linkage with magnetic enhancement. The relationship between magnetic susceptibility with the heavy metal concentrations were investigated by Pearson correlation analysis. Additionally, the factor and cluster analysis were performed for magnetic susceptibility with the heavy metal concentrations to identify the sources of heavy metal pollution in sediments using multivariate statistical analysis. |
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