Gadilum estuary
Gadilum estuary
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Name of the River
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Gadilum
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Place
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Cuddalore
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District
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Cuddalore
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State
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Tamil Nadu
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Important land marks
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Silver Beach
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Average depth
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3.5 m
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Water temperature
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32°C
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Nature of the Substratum
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Sandy-Muddy
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Salinity
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31.00 ppt
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Dissolved oxygen
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2.07
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Commercially important shellfishes
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Crassostrea madrasensis
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Image
River Basin Map
Physico-chemical Parameters
Grain size parameters of Gadilam river Upstream core sediment samples
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Loc. No
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Division
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Mean
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Sorting
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Skewness
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Kurtosis
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Remarks
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8
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Top
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2.04
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1.01
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0.26
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1.09
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FS
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PSO
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FSK
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MKU
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Middle
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1.20
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0.56
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-0.13
|
0.78
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MS
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MWSO
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CSK
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PKU
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Bottom
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1.16
|
0.59
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-0.06
|
0.75
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MS
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MWSO
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SM
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PKU
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|
9
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Top
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0.87
|
0.63
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0.32
|
0.73
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CS
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MWSO
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VFSK
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PKU
|
|
Middle
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0.73
|
0.64
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0.56
|
0.78
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CS
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MWSO
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VFSK
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PKU
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Bottom
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0.93
|
0.65
|
0.11
|
0.77
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CS
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MWSO
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FSK
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PKU
|
|
10
|
Top
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0.85
|
0.66
|
0.36
|
0.77
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CS
|
MWSO
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VFSK
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PKU
|
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Middle
|
0.94
|
0.68
|
0.17
|
0.66
|
CS
|
MWSO
|
FSK
|
VPKU
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Bottom
|
0.74
|
0.65
|
0.57
|
0.73
|
CS
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MWSO
|
VFSK
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PKU
|
|
11
|
Top
|
1.00
|
0.82
|
0.38
|
0.74
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MS
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MSO
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VFSK
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PKU
|
|
Middle
|
0.93
|
0.73
|
0.30
|
0.68
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CS
|
MSO
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VFSK
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PKU
|
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Bottom
|
0.96
|
0.74
|
0.27
|
0.68
|
CS
|
MSO
|
FSK
|
PKU
|
|
12
|
Top
|
0.98
|
0.91
|
0.49
|
0.98
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CS
|
MSO
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VFSK
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MKU
|
|
Middle
|
1.01
|
0.89
|
0.41
|
1.05
|
MS
|
MSO
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VFSK
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MKU
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|
Bottom
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1.07
|
0.91
|
0.29
|
0.98
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MS
|
MSO
|
FSK
|
MKU
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|
13
|
Top
|
0.71
|
0.71
|
0.62
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1.15
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CS
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MSO
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VFSK
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LKU
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Middle
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0.50
|
0.51
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0.50
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1.37
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CS
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MWSO
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VFSK
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