Assimilative capacity of Cochin inshore waters with reference to contaminants received from the backwaters and the upstream areas

Kaladharan, P and Krishnakumar, P K and Prema, D and Nandakumar, A and Khambadkar, L R and Valsala, K K (2011) Assimilative capacity of Cochin inshore waters with reference to contaminants received from the backwaters and the upstream areas. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 58 (2). pp. 75-83.

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Abstract

Assimilative capacity of inshore waters off Cochin was assessed using data on hydrography, photosynthetic pigments, primary productivity, dissolved nutrients and trace metals collected over a period of three years (April 2003 - October 2006) from selected stations spreading over the source to the sink. Assimilative indices for Cochin estuary and inshore waters off Cochin were worked out and a scale of safe, desirable, caution or critical was attributed with regard to different parameters based on the score. The results revealed that in the estuary, total suspnded solids (TSS) and cadmium have reached critical levels and lead have attained levels of cautiion. Similarly, in the Cochin inshore waters, cadmium have reached critical levels while copper and lead have attained levels of caution.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Assimilative capacity; Coastal pollution; Cochin inshore waters; Industrial contaminants; Primary production; Trace metals; Water quality
Subjects:	Marine Environment > Marine Pollution
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2011 06:22
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:50
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8666

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