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The pollution of the natural environment is a universal problem. The heavy metals released in the environment as the result of human activities, atmospheric depositions and erosions would finally enter in to the aqua systems. Since, heavy metals are toxic, stable in the environment and are highly potential to combine with the nutritive continuum. Thus, they are considered as one of the most significant pollutant in aqua systems. In the present study, the distribution of heavy metals in the sediments of the Kortalaiyar river in the Chennai region from the Poondi Lake is evaluated. The Kortalaiyar River forms a main source of agriculture and domestic purpose along its flow area. It is assessed that this river is contaminated with the heavy metals like Cr, Ni, Cu, Mn, Zn, Ti, Co, Pb and Cd.Though the concentrations of the Co, Pb and Cd are below detectable levels in few locations, the other heavy metals exhibit their existence in significant levels.The distribution of these heavy metals in the Pre-Monsoon and the Post- Monsoon seasons have been studied and it has been analyzed using the dendrograms of the cluster analysis.

An Assessment of the Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Riverine Sediments of Kortalaiyar River in Tamilnadu, India