Trace metals and pesticides in water-sediment and associated pollution load indicators of Netravathi-Gurupur estuary, India: Implications on coastal pollution

Various environmental indicators were used to evaluate the water and sediment quality of the Netravathi-Gurupur estuary, India, for trace metals and pesticide pollution. The descended order of studied metal concentrations (μg/L) in the water was Fe (592.71) > Mn (98.35) > Zn (54.69) > Cu (6...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2024-02, Vol.199, p.115950-115950, Article 115950
Main Authors: Saha, Ajoy, Das, B.K., Sarkar, D.J., Samanta, S., Vijaykumar, M.E., Khan, M. Feroz, Kayal, Tania, Jana, Chayna, Kumar, Vikas, Gogoi, Pranab, Chowdhury, Arnab Roy
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Language:English
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Coastal aquatic system
Ecosystem health
Netravathi-Gurupur estuary
Pesticides
Surface sediment
Trace metals
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Summary:Various environmental indicators were used to evaluate the water and sediment quality of the Netravathi-Gurupur estuary, India, for trace metals and pesticide pollution. The descended order of studied metal concentrations (μg/L) in the water was Fe (592.71) > Mn (98.35) > Zn (54.69) > Cu (6.64) > Cd (3.24) > Pb (2.38) > Cr (0.82) and in sediment (mg/kg) was Fe (11,396.53) > Mn (100.61) > Cr (75.41) > Zn (20.04) > Cu (12.77) > Pb (3.46) > Cd (0.02). However, pesticide residues were not detected in this estuarine environment. The various metal indexes categorised the water as uncontaminated, whereas contamination factor, enrichment factor, geo-accumulation index, degree of contamination and pollution load index indicated low to moderate sediment contamination. Multivariate statistics showed that the dominance of natural sources of trace metals with little anthropogenic impact. Improvement in water/sediment quality during the study period might be due to COVID-19 imposed lockdown. [Display omitted] •Assessed trace metal and pesticides in water -sediment of Netravathi-Gurupur estuary.•Monsoon season exhibited higher metal concentration than non-monsoon.•Sediment was low to moderately contaminated with reference to pollution indices.•Pesticide was not detected in this estuary, suggesting no new pollution input.•Decreased metal concentration attributing to COVID-19 imposed lockdown.
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115950