Research Article
Distribution of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments of the Bay of Bengal Coast
Table 1
Measured concentrations of major elements in the coastal sediments.
| ā | Si (%) | Fe (%) | Al (%) | K (%) | Ca (%) |
| Sample 1 | 63.81 | 12.97 | 10.34 | 7.33 | 2.55 | Sample 2 | 63.44 | 13.6 | 10.34 | 7.79 | 2.9 | Sample 3 | 71.96 | 8.95 | 7.83 | 6.63 | 2.93 | Sample 4 | 73.36 | 9.02 | 7.28 | 6.31 | 1.99 | Sample 5 | 62.91 | 13.4 | 11.65 | 7.6 | 2.4 | Sample 6 | 66.93 | 10.92 | 10.6 | 7.28 | 2.39 | Sample 7 | 62.77 | 14.56 | 10.11 | 7.99 | 2.28 | Sample 8 | 63.09 | 13.48 | 11.47 | 7.76 | 2.08 |
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