Toxic metals enrichment in the surficial sediments of a eutrophic tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters, Southwest Coast of India).

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Compared with the assessment criteria proposed by Birch [ 38 ], since the EF values of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd in the sediments were larger than 2, the anthropogenic inputs of Cu and Pb were moderately significant.

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