Dominance of lithogenic effect for nickel, cobalt, chromium and mercury as found in freshly deposited sediments of Subernarekha
The importance of study of heavy metal distribution in river sediments is a component in understanding the exogenic cycling as well as in assessing the effect of anthropogenic influences of the elements. In India, the river Subernarekha flows over Precambrian terrain of Singhbhum craton in the eastern India.