Publications by authors named "Saravanan Kumaresan"
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- - An extensive survey was conducted to assess heavy metal contamination in sediments from various Southeast Indian ecosystems, including Vellar-Coleroon estuarine, Pichavaram mangrove, and coastal areas, motivated by the proposed construction of a coal thermal power plant and an oil refinery.
- - Key factors like soil texture, pH, total organic carbon (TOC), and heavy metal concentrations (specifically Fe, Mn, Cu, Cd, Zn, and Ni) were analyzed across pre- and post-monsoon seasons, revealing high levels of Fe and Mn and a significant link between TOC and heavy metal presence.
- - The study found that sediments in the mangrove ecosystem had the highest heavy metal levels, particularly cadmium
Multidrug resistance of heterotrophic bacteria isolated from an aquaculture farm effluent in Parangipettai, at the southeastern coast of India, was investigated. In the initial screening, 27 antibiotic-resistant strains were isolated. All the strains were tested for antibiotic susceptibility against chloramphenicol with varying concentrations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetal concentrations (cadmium, chromium, iron, lead, copper, manganese, zinc and mercury) in the muscle of five fish species (Epinephelus chlorostigma, Lutjanus russelli, Terapon jarbua, Cynoglossus arel and Lagocephalus lunaris) from the six fish landing centres along southeast coast of India were measured. In Cuddalore and Mudasalodai, the level of toxic metals cadmium, chromium and manganese were well above the permissible limits. Concentrations of cadmium, chromium, manganese and mercury in C.
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