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. 2016 Oct 6;9:661–666. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.09.047

Data on Heavy metal in coastal sediments from South East Coast of Tamilnadu, India using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) Technique

J Chandramohan a, G Senthilkumar b, M Suresh Gandhi c, R Ravisankar d,⁎
PMCID: PMC5067090  PMID: 27766297

Abstract

This article contains the chemical and geographical data and figures for the chemical data in sediments of East Coast (Pattipulam to Dhevanampattinam) of Tamilnadu. The obtained data are related to the research article “Heavy Metal Assessment in Sediment Samples Collected From Pattipulam to Dhevanampattinam along the East Coast of Tamil Nadu Using EDXRF Technique” (Chandramohan et al., 2016) [1]. Chemical data are collected from Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDXRF). Furthermore, the obtained chemical data describes it in more detail in the figures.

Keywords: Sediment, Heavy metals, EDXRF, Tamilnadu Coast

Subject area Physics, Chemistry, Geology
More specific subject area Heavy metal contents in marine environment
Type of data Table, Figures
How data was acquired Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (EDXRF)
Data format Raw
Experimental factors The sediment samples were dried at 105 °C for 24 h, homogenized and sieved using a 63 μm in order to identify the geochemical concentrations. All powder samples were stored in desiccators until they were analyzed.One gram of the fine grinded sample and 0.5 g of boric acid (H3BO3) was mixed. The mixture was thoroughly grinded and pressed to a pellet of 25 mm diameter using a hydraulic press (20 tons) for EDXRF analysis.
Experimental features Determination of concentration of Mg, Al, K, Ca, Ti, Fe, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, As, Cd, Ba, La, Pb.
Data source location Pattipulam to Devanampattinam, East Coast of Tamilnadu, India
Data accessibility Data is with this article
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Value of the data

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    Data presented on the distribution, enrichment and sources of heavy metals in sediments can be useful to draw a base line data in marine environment.

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    Data shown here used as a tool for anthropogenic causes in heavy metal content and to identify common pollution sources.

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    Data shows that continuous monitoring and efforts of remediation might be required to improve the coastal environment near industrialized areas.

1. Data

The chemical data in sediments from Pattipulam to Devanampattinam along the East Coast of Tamilnadu is presented in Table 1. Table 2 gives the data on geographical information of the sampling points of the study area. Fig. 1 shows metals concentration levels in the sediment samples in polluted and unpolluted areas, and Fig. 2 shows the sampling points in the study area.

Table 1.

Heavy metal concentration (mg kg−1) in sediments from East coast of Tamilnadu, India.

S. No Location ID Location Mg Al K Ca Ti Fe V Cr Mn Co Ni Zn As Cd Ba La Pb
1. PPM Pattipulam 500 21,722 9200 8550 1043 5486 26.9 29.9 108.8 2.1 18.0 66.0 6.2 4.9 422.9 9.9 12.9
2. DVN Devaneri 2600 27,900 8900 11,000 9889 21,836 162.2 61.9 386.9 7.1 20.3 58.7 7.0 3.2 362.8 123 14
3. MAM Mahabalipuram 900 21,800 8300 9800 2122 9138 45.8 31.6 178.3 3.3 18.7 34.1 5.8 0 435.8 10.2 6.1
4. KKM Kokilamedu 1500 24,000 9300 10,500 1911 7557 35.6 26.3 156.5 2.7 18.1 27.9 5.6 4.7 485.2 21.8 6.1
5. KPM Kalpakkam 900 22,600 9300 9500 1352 6396 30.5 28.0 120.5 2.1 18.6 36.2 5.7 3.9 434.4 20.4 10
6. VPC Veppancheri 2500 24,900 9000 9800 1614 7355 34.2 29.4 138.5 2.7 20.0 36.5 5.3 7.5 453.8 18.1 8.9
7. TPM Thenpattinam 4200 23,700 8700 10,800 1543 7423 35.6 38.6 153.5 2.8 24.0 120.3 8.4 2.6 434.6 18.7 25.8
8. MKM Mudaliyarkuppam 20 17,700 7200 7000 779 3945 23.8 21.7 88.9 1.4 19.7 50.1 5.5 0 302.9 7.5 7
9. OKM Odiyurkuppam 200 18,300 8100 8100 661 4036 24.0 21.4 81.6 1.4 16.6 22.7 4.9 2.7 421.5 0 3.8
10. APT Alampara fort 2400 23,200 8600 10,400 859 5513 28.0 23.6 113.2 2.1 20.6 44.2 5.5 4.6 436 2.4 7.3
11. KPK Kaipanikuppam 600 17,800 7400 6400 614 3532 23.2 19.2 77.2 1.2 16.3 34.9 4.7 5.2 348.9 6 2.3
12. FBH French beach 2600 20,200 7300 8500 1242 6283 29.5 27.8 136.5 2.3 19.3 34.9 4.7 7.1 335.4 4.8 4.5
13. KMU Koonimedu 2500 21,800 7900 9400 1089 5694 28.2 32.3 123.9 2.1 21.8 121.9 8.3 0.2 337.1 1.1 24.7
14. GCM Ganapathichettikulam 1600 19,900 7800 8100 845 4509 24.7 29.3 95.9 1.6 21.5 116.8 7.2 0 373.2 15.5 22.5
15. ABH Auroville beach 1500 21,700 9100 10,400 1027 5431 26.1 26.7 109.2 2.0 18.3 44.2 5.6 4.8 426.8 12.7 7.5
16. MPT Muthiyalpet 1600 21,500 8900 9300 942 4866 25.3 24.6 103.1 1.7 24.3 66.3 6.7 0 402.5 6.9 14
17. PBH Pondy beach 1300 22,600 9300 9600 772 4649 24.9 25.9 95.1 1.8 25.8 83.8 6.7 2.5 442.4 10.8 18.6
18. KEP Keerapalayam 1800 26,100 9500 12,500 753 5303 26.6 26.3 115.8 2.0 22.8 87.6 7 13.7 433.4 2.6 16.4
19. PPT Puthupettai 1800 20,000 8000 8400 945 5433 27.3 30.7 102.0 2.1 19.1 65.9 6.3 0 450.4 13.2 14.2
20. KIP Kirumampakkam 2500 23,100 7700 10,700 1632 8982 36.9 40.7 184.0 3.3 21.4 53.8 5.5 3.7 373.9 2.4 9.6
21. TKA Thazhankuda 1900 15,800 7600 5800 376 3215 22.7 19.8 61.4 1.1 17.9 91.1 6.7 2.5 393.2 3 18.7
22. DPM Dhevanampattinam 1200 21,500 7800 9700 1422 7604 35.0 45.6 138.3 2.9 22.1 70.3 6.3 1.5 401.6 20.2 11.7
Average 1665 21,719 8405 9284 1520 6554 35.3 30.1 130.4 2.4 20.2 62.2 6.2 3.4 404.9 15.1 12.1
Minimum 20 15,800 7200 5800 376 3215 22.7 19.2 61.4 1.1 16.3 22.7 4.7 0 302.9 0 2.3
Maximum 4220 27,900 9500 12,500 9889 21,836 162.2 61.9 386.9 7.1 25.8 121.9 8.4 13.7 485.2 123 25.8
Crustal Average[3] 15,000 80,000 26,600 22,100 4600 47,200 130 90 850 19 68 95 13 0.3 580 92 20
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Table 2.

The Geographical latitude and longitude for the sampling locations of the study area.

S. No Location Location ID Latitude (N) Longitude (E)
1 Pattipulam PPM 12°40׳51.27"N 80°15׳19.35"E
2 Devaneri DVN 12°39׳19.32"N 80°14׳49.68"E
3 Mahabalipuram MAM 12°37׳55.53"N 80°14׳13.14"E
4 Kokilamedu KKM 12°34׳56.33"N 80°13׳22.37"E
5 Kalpakkam KPM 12°30׳57.52"N 80°11׳50.57"E
6 Veppancheri VPC 12°27׳58.97"N 80°11׳16.29"E
7 Thenpattinam TPM 12°24׳42.28"N 80° 9׳48.29"E
8 Mudaliyarkuppam MKM 12°21׳26.51"N 80° 6׳52.67"E
9 Odiyurkuppam OKM 12°19׳35.89"N 80° 5׳44.70"E
10 Alampara fort APT 12°16׳19.80"N 80° 3׳16.00"E
11 Kaipanikuppam KPK 12°12׳42.65"N 80° 1׳32.40"E
12 French beach FBH 12° 9׳2.75"N 79°59׳11.44"E
13 Koonimedu KMU 12° 4׳59.37"N 79°55׳53.55"E
14 Ganapathichettikulam GCM 12° 2׳45.84"N 79°56׳46.86"E
15 Auroville beach ABH 11°59׳51.98"N 79°55׳31.39"E
16 Muthiyalpet MPT 11°57׳43.22"N 79°52׳42.65"E
17 Pondy beach PBH 11°56׳38.16"N 79°52׳17.45"E
18 Keerapalayam KEP 11°54׳23.61"N 79°51׳49.37"E
19 Puthupettai PPT 11°52׳45.44"N 79°51׳19.75"E
20 Kirumampakkam KIP 11°50׳23.50"N 79°51׳54.44"E
21 Thazhankuda TKA 11°46׳28.21"N 79°49׳31.03"E
22 Dhevanampattinam DPM 11°44׳41.37"N 79°49׳23.01"E
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Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

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Comparison of metals concentration levels in the sediment samples in polluted and unpolluted areas.

Fig. 2.

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Location map.

2. Experimental design, materials and methods

2.1. Sample collections

Sediment samples were collected along the Bay of Bengal coastline, from Pattipulam to Devanampattinam coast during pre-monsoon condition. These samples were collected in pre-monsoon season, when sediment texture and ecological conditions can be clearly observed, when erosional activities are predominant, and sediments were not transported from the river and estuary towards the beach and marine. In order to ensure minimum disturbance of the upper layer, samples were collected by a Peterson grab sampler from 10 m water depths parallel to the shoreline. The grab sampler collects 10 cm thick bottom sediment layer from the seabed along the 22 stations.

Uniform quantity (about 2 kg) of sediment samples were collected from all the sampling stations. Sampling locations were selected to collect representative samples from all along the study area. Table 2 represents the geographical latitude and longitude for all the sampling locations of the study area. Care was taken to ensure that the collected sediments were not in contact with the metallic dredge of the sampler, and the top sediment layer was scooped with an acid washed plastic spatula. Sediment samples were stored in refrigerated at −4 °C until analysis [2]. Then pebbles, leaves and other foreign particles were removed.

2.2. EDXRF analysis

The samples were air dried at a temperature of 110 °C until constant weight, lightly ground in an agate mortar for homogenization and sieved to pass <63 µm (metals are most often associated with small grains) [3]. All powder samples were stored in desiccators until they were analyzed. One gram of the fine ground sample and 0.5 g of the boric acid (H3BO3) were mixed. The mixture was thoroughly ground and pressed to a pellet of 25 mm diameter using a hydraulic press (20 tons) for EDXRF analysis. Table 3 list the analysis of soil standard-2709a reference sample using EDXRF.

Table 3.

Results obtained from the analysis of soil standard-2709a reference sample using EDXRF (in mg kg−1).

Element Certified values EDXRF values
Mg 14,600.0 14,900.0
Al 72,100.0 68,400.0
K 20,500.0 19,100.0
Ca 19,100.0 16,500.0
Ti 3400.0 3100.0
Fe 33,600.0 33,900.0
V 110.0 98.8
Cr 130.0 112.1
Mn 529.0 568.2
Co 12.8 12.8
Ni 83.0 69.3
Zn 107.0 127.9
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Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest associated with this manuscript.

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Dr. K. K. Satpathy, Head, Environment and Safety Division, HSEG, EIRSG, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu, India for EDXRF analysis at IGCAR and also our deep gratitude to Dr. M.V. R. Prasad, Head, EOHS, EnSD, HSEG, IGCAR, Kalpakkam for his keen interest, support and constant encouragement in EDXRF measurements.

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