Vembar estuary
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Name of the estuary
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Vembar estuary
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Name of the river
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Vembar
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Place
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Vembar
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District
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Thoothukudi
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State
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Tamil Nadu
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Important landmarks
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Vembar
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Image
River Basin Map
Physico-chemical parameters
Physico-chemical parameters of estuarine water in the study area
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Sample Site
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X
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Y
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pH EC
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TDS
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HCO3
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Ca
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Mg
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Na
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K
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SO4
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Cl
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TH
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1
|
Seawater
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78.3695
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9.07934
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8.1
|
45870.0
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29356.8
|
79.3
|
340.7
|
2166.9
|
107.0
|
169.0
|
151.5
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20235.0
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9774.0
|
|
2
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site 1
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78.36875
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9.079471
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7.7
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19610.0
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12550.4
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103.7
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212.4
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856.1
|
63.0
|
99.0
|
148.0
|
7810.0
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4055.7
|
|
3
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site2a
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78.36728
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9.083975
|
7.8
|
73105.0
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46787.2
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61.0
|
424.8
|
3572.6
|
135.0
|
173.0
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153.5
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30814.0
|
15772.8
|
|
4
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site2b
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78.36519
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9.082245
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7.8
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74583.0
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47733.1
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62.7
|
412.6
|
3657.1
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126.0
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169.0
|
150.0
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29871.0
|
14578.0
|
|
5
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site3a
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78.36375
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9.086554
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7.3
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31192.0
|
19962.9
|
67.1
|
88.2
|
1121.2
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85.0
|
117.0
|
148.8
|
12283.0
|
4837.1
|
|
6
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site3b
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78.36268
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9.085999
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7.3
|
38947.0
|
24926.1
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68.4
|
92.4
|
1698.1
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74.0
|
120.0
|
151.0
|
12547.0
|
4698.0
|
|
7
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site4a
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78.3632
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9.089752
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7.4
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65370.0
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41836.8
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61.0
|
307.4
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3364.2
|
126.0
|
173.0
|
150.5
|
34967.5
|
14621.3
|
|
8
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site4b
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78.36382
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9.08936
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7.4
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62587.0
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40055.7
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62.1
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314.6
|
3987.2
|
131.0
|
162.0
|
153.0
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36478.0
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14698.0
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Grain size values in the study area (in %)
Reference
Simon Peter, T., N. Chandrasekar, S. Selvakumar, S. Kaliraj, N.S. Magesh, Y. Srinivas, 2014. Tidal effects on estuarine water quality through a sandy marine beach: a case study in Vembar estuary, southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Coastal Sciences, 1(1): 6–14.