SEASONAL ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METALS ALONG THE ESTUARIAN REGION OF DHAMRA, EAST COAST OF INDIA.......

At latitude 20046'09.74"N and longitude 86059'26.90"E, the Dhamra estuary region is found. Heavy metals and metalloids, when present in higher concentrations, become highly harmful to all living organisms, including humans. An excessive amount of Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), and Cadmium (Cd) components, for example, could be toxic to living cells, and a prolonged exposure to the body could result in illness or death. Mercury (Hg), Vanadium (V), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb), Molybdenum (Mo), and Cadmium (Cd) concentrations and distribution in water collected from the eastern part of the Bay of Bengal from four different estuary locations along the Dhamra coast in Od Overall, we discovered that heavy metal had the following dominance in the Dhamra estuary region: Zn>Cu>Fe> V>Cr> Ni> Co> As>Mo> Mn>Pb> Hg> Cd. Because the majority of heavy metals were identified in the surface water of the Dhamra estuary, this could be attributed to two factors: the first is riverine influence via the Baitarani and Brahmani rivers. Dhamra port activity and fishing harbour are the second.

Please see the link :- https://www.ikprress.org/index.php/JOGEE/article/view/7440