A comprehensive evaluation of the residual levels of Organochlorine insecticides (OCIs) in the sediment cores of Cochin Estuarine System (CES) is highlighted in this research article. It assessed the distribution pattern and impact of these xenobiotics in this environmental niche. Fifteen persistent organochlorine compounds (OCs) were quantitatively analysed in the six sediment core samples col...

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[1] On the basis of estimates of sediment accumulation in reservoirs, the impact of 50,000 dams on sediment supply and intertidal wetland response in the Yangtze River catchment is examined. The total storage capacity of reservoirs is 200 10 m, or 22% of the Yangtze annual runoff. The sediment accumulation rate in reservoirs has increased from 0 in 1950 to >850 10 t/yr in 2003. Although sedimen...

Grupi and Kashkan marl formations comprise a considerable part of Zagros region. These formations have a considerable erodibility and sedimentation potential because of their special geological and mineralogical characteristics. The objective of this study was to compare the erosion and sediment yield of Kashkan and Grupi formations in Merk watershed located in southeast Kermanshah, using the M...

vegetation cover as the main factor affecting the water erosion plays an important role in preventingsoil loss. to this end, for better understanding the impact of vegetation cover on soil erosion andsediment yield over the major existing geological formations in the summer rangelands of balade inthe mazandaran province, rainfall simulation studies have been carried out using a portable rainfal...

Probst & Amiotte Suchet (1992) are to be complimented on their valuable contribution to the investigation of erosion in the Maghreb (North Africa). As noted by the authors, the study of erosion at the global scale has neglected the Maghreb region and their recent paper draws attention to the intensity of sediment loss in this area. Their statistical analysis of a large body of suspended sedimen...