Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the effects of physicochemical properties of sediment samples on the heavy metal, magnetic susceptibility, and natural radioactivity concentration. Spectroscopic techniques like energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence, dual-frequency susceptibility meter, and gamma ray spectrometry measurements are commonly employed for the determination of heavy metals, magnetic particle, and radioactivity concentration in sediment sample collected from Pulicat Lake to Vadanemmeli, of Chennai Coast, Tamilnadu. The relations between the physical and chemical properties and studied parameters of sediment samples were mainly clarified with Pearson correlation, factor, and cluster analysis. Silt content was the most effective parameter on the studied parameter. The results are discussed and the conclusion is drawn.

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Title
Effects of physicochemical properties on heavy metal, magnetic susceptibility and natural radionuclides with statistical approach in the Chennai coastal sediment of east coast of Tamilnadu, India
Author
Ravisankar, R 1 ; Tholkappian, M 2 ; Chandrasekaran, A 3 ; Eswaran, P 4 ; El-Taher, Atef 5 

 Post Graduate and Research Department of Physics, Government Arts College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India 
 Post Graduate and Research Department of Physics, Government Arts College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India; Department of Physics, Sri Vari College of Education, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India 
 Department of Physics, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 
 Department of Physics, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha School of Engineering, Thandalam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 
 Department of Physics, Al Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt 
Pages
1-12
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Oct 2019
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
21905487
e-ISSN
21905495
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2270860211
Copyright
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