Influence of 2015 flood on the distribution and occurrence of microplastic pellets along the Chennai coast, India

S Veerasingam, M Mugilarasan… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
The sources, distribution, surface features, polymer composition and age of microplastic
pellets (MPPs) in surface sediments along the Chennai coast during March 2015 (pre …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by COVID-19 pandemic in Marina Beach, the longest urban beach in Asia: abundance, distribution, and …

G Kannan, B Mghili, GE De-la-Torre… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic has enforced the use of personal protective equipment (PPE, masks
and gloves). However, the mismanagement of litter are exacerbating the increasing plastic …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variation, polymer hazard risk and controlling factors of microplastics in beach sediments along the southeast coast of India

M Ranjani, S Veerasingam, R Venkatachalapathy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and its associated organic and inorganic contaminants are one among
the significant health hazards to almost all biota, including human. We investigated the …

Depositional record of trace metals and degree of contamination in core sediments from the Mandovi estuarine mangrove ecosystem, west coast of India

S Veerasingam, P Vethamony, RM Murali… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
The concentrations of seven trace metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Cr, Co, Pb and Zn) in three sediment
cores were analysed to assess the depositional trends of metals and their contamination …

Spatial distribution and historical input of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediments from a subtropical estuary (Guaratuba …

T Combi, S Taniguchi, RCL Figueira… - Marine pollution …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the occurrence and distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)
and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in 22 surface sediment samples and one core …

An environmental magnetic record of heavy metal pollution in Vembanad lagoon, southwest coast of India

AC Narayana, M Ismaiel, CP Priju - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic signature of the iron-bearing minerals archived in sediments is sensitive to change
in environment and therefore, studied to reconstruct the signals linked with environmental …

[PDF][PDF] Aliphatic and aromatic biomarkers for petroleum hydrocarbon investigation in marine sediment

I Zrafi, L Hizem, H Chalghmi, A Ghrabi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2013 - academia.edu
Levels, composition profiles and sources of hydrocarbons were analyzed in surface marine
sediment samples collected from Khniss Coast in Tunisia. It was found that the total …

Occurrence of microplastic resin pellets from Chennai and Tinnakkara Island: Towards the establishment of background level for plastic pollution

M Mugilarasan, R Venkatachalapathy, N Sharmila… - 2017 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Plastic resin pellets collected from the metropolitan city Chennai (east coast of India) and
remote Island Tinnakkara (west coast of India) were characterised by colour and their …

Aliphatic and aromatic biomarkers for petroleum hydrocarbon monitoring in Khniss Tunisian-Coast,(Mediterranean Sea)

Z Ines, B Amina, R Mahmoud, SM Dalila - Procedia Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Levels, composition profiles and sources of hydrocarbons were analyzed in surface marine
sediment samples collected from Khniss Coast in Tunisia. The total Hydrocarbon (TH) …

PAHs contamination in groundwater from a part of metropolitan city, India: a study based on sampling over a 10-year period

K Brindha, L Elango - Environmental earth sciences, 2014 - Springer
Presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the soil and water is of serious
environmental concern as they are carcinogenic in nature. The present study was carried …