Mangrove (Avicennia marina) parts as proxies in marine pollution of Nizampatnam Bay, East Coast of India: An integrated approach.

This study focuses on the assessment of heavy metals (HM) concentration and pollution status of the Nizampatnam Bay, east coast of India, from mangrove plant parts (roots and leaves) and sediment samples. This is the first of its kind work (comparison of data from both mangrove and sediment samples) from the third largest mangrove ecosystem in India. To carry out this work, plant (Avicennia mariana) and sediment samples were collected from five stations.

An integrated approach for sediment characterization of Dead Sea, Israel: Implications to marine environment.

The Dead Sea (DS) sediment samples from two different sites on the west coast were analyzed. The objective is to document sediment characterization in order to study the interrelation existing among ingredients. The analyses show that Fe, Mg and Zn are the most significant trace elements found in the Sediment.

Data on in parts of Nellore Coast, southeast coast of India.

X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), were applied to analyze the organic matrix of two . The are mineral structure and calcium carbonate crystallized as aragonite. The FT-IR spectra showed Alkyl Halide, Alkanes, Alcohols, Amides, Aromatic, and Hydroxyl groups in the organic matrix of the whole (organic and mineral) Molluscan shells.

Dynamics of Pulicat Lake mouth analysis using geospatial data, east coast of India: Implications to socio-economic scenarios.

Pulicat Lake is one of the major wetlands in India. It is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India next to Chilika Lake in Orissa state. Pulicat Lake sits beside the Bay of Bengal so, the study on the mouth is vital.

Organic matter from benthic foraminifera shells by FT-IR spectroscopy: A study on Tupilipalem, South east coast of India.

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to study the variations in organic matters of benthic foraminifera from four samples collected from beach environments from brackish environments along Tupilipalem coast (South east coast of India). Common absorption bands were observed as peaks in the range of 3600-3400 cm, 3000-2850 cm, 1750-1740 cm, 1640-1600 cm, 1450-1350 cm, 885-870 cm and 725-675 cm in all the shells of . The FTIR spectrum of station-1 represents the presence of alkanes (CH) and alkyl halide (C-F stretching) with absorptions at the range 1385-1255 and 1350-1150 cm were observed and ether (C-O stretching) absorption band was observed at stations 1 and 3 with wavenumber of 1115 cm and 1117 cm respectively.