Environmental Assessment of Marine and Estuarine Waters along the Coast of Thoothukudi City
J. Oliver Paul Nayagam1, D. Justus Reymond2, S.Kabilashasundari3, B. Naveen Karthik4, S. Ramesh5
1J Oliver Paul nayagam, Enivronmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2D. Justus Reymond, Assistant professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
3S.Kabilashasundari, Enivronmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
4B. Naveen karthik Enivronmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
5S.Ramesh, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 18 April 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 April 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 April 2019 | PP: 934-938 | Volume-8 Issue-4, April 2019 | Retrieval Number: D6488048419/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The coastal region plays a major role in producing the resources dynamically. The coastal pollution is due to the untreated industrial and domestic waste discharge, activities of harbor rummaging, spilling of shipping cargos, other fishing activities. The studies of marine pollution will effects on the chemical, biological and physical parameters in the surrounding areas. The effect or damage of certain parameters in the marine area is studied. This pollutions will affect the marine ecosystem and the creatures present there. This study is about the investigation of the marine and estuarine waters along the coast of Thoothukudi city. The Physico-chemical parameters are analyzed from the samples collected in 32 sites of the Thuthookoodi coastal area. All the physical parameters like pH, salinity, DO, Conductivity, Turbidity and TDS and chemical parameters like Arsenic (AS), Cadmium (Cd), Cobalt (Co), Chromium (Cr), Lead (Pb), Molybdenum (Mo), Silicon (Si) are been analyzed. Most of the samples the silicates are been measured in the waters collected at the coastal site. Thoothukudi coastal water is exposed to seasonal variations in physico-chemical characteristics relied upon the seasonal tidal fullness and estuarine incursion influencing in continuous mixing of fresh and salt water at the Thutookoodi coastal areas. These changes in the parameters affected the climate shift, and altered in the temperature effects on regional and global scales. It has already challenging and complicated the situation. From the last few years it became clear that reactions can be more efficient achieved using a standard method of controlling pollutions like oil spillage, industrial sludge etc.
Keywords: Marine Water; Estuarine Water; Thoothukudi, Fresh water; Coastal Region
Scope of the Article: Enivronmental Engineering