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Assessment of potential ecological risk of microplastics in the coastal sediments of India: A meta-analysis by Ranjani, M., Veerasingam, S., Venkatachalapathy, R., Mugilarasan, M., Bagaev, Andrei, Mukhanov, Vladimir, Vethamony, P.

“…Abundance, chemical composition and ecological risk of microplastics (MPs) in terrestrial and marine environments have merited substantial attention from the…”
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Characteristics, seasonal distribution and surface degradation features of microplastic pellets along the Goa coast, India by Veerasingam, S., Saha, Mahua, Suneel, V., Vethamony, P., Rodrigues, Andrea Carmelita, Bhattacharyya, Sourav, Naik, B.G.

“…Microplastic pellets (MPPs) are ubiquitous contaminants, recognised as a serious threat to the biota in coastal, estuarine and marine environment. The…”
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Contributions of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in microplastic pollution research: A review by Veerasingam, S., Ranjani, M., Venkatachalapathy, R., Bagaev, Andrei, Mukhanov, Vladimir, Litvinyuk, Daria, Mugilarasan, M., Gurumoorthi, K., Guganathan, L., Aboobacker, V. M., Vethamony, P.

“…Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used in microplastic (MP) pollution research since 2004. The aim of this review is to…”
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Influence of 2015 flood on the distribution and occurrence of microplastic pellets along the Chennai coast, India by Veerasingam, S., Mugilarasan, M., Venkatachalapathy, R., Vethamony, P.

“…The sources, distribution, surface features, polymer composition and age of microplastic pellets (MPPs) in surface sediments along the Chennai coast during…”
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Detection and assessment of marine litter in an uninhabited island, Arabian Gulf: A case study with conventional and machine learning approaches by Veerasingam, S., Chatting, Mark, Asim, Fahad Syed, Al-Khayat, Jassim, Vethamony, P.

“…In 2018, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Qatar removed 90 t of marine litter (ML) from the Ras Rakan Island (RRI), a remote uninhabited island in…”
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Seasonal variation, polymer hazard risk and controlling factors of microplastics in beach sediments along the southeast coast of India by Ranjani, M., Veerasingam, S., Venkatachalapathy, R., Jinoj, T.P.S., Guganathan, L., Mugilarasan, M., Vethamony, P.

“…Microplastics (MPs) and its associated organic and inorganic contaminants are one among the significant health hazards to almost all biota, including human. We…”
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Hitchhiking of encrusting organisms on floating marine debris along the west coast of Qatar, Arabian/Persian Gulf by Al-Khayat, Jassim A., Veerasingam, S., Aboobacker, V.M., Vethamony, P.

“…The floating marine debris (FMD) and the associated rafting communities are one of the major stressors to ecosystem services, global biodiversity and economy…”
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A comprehensive review of urban microplastic pollution sources, environment and human health impacts, and regulatory efforts by Lee, Jin-Yong, Chia, Rogers Wainkwa, Veerasingam, S., Uddin, Saif, Jeon, Woo-Hyun, Moon, Hee Sun, Cha, Jihye, Lee, Jejung

“…Microplastic (MP) pollution in urban environments is a pervasive and complex problem with significant environmental and human health implications. Although…”
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PAHs and hopanes in the surface sediments of Qatar coast and their ecological risks: Comparison with regional and global coastal regions by Dib, Samah, Veerasingam, S., Alyafei, Thoraya, Assali, Mazen Abou, Al-Khayat, Jassim, Vethamony, P.

“…The distribution, characteristics, sources and ecological risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hopanes in the surface sediments collected along…”
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Sources, spatial distribution and characteristics of marine litter along the west coast of Qatar by Veerasingam, S., Al-Khayat, Jassim A., Aboobacker, V.M., Hamza, Shafeeq, Vethamony, P.

“…The spatial distribution, sources and characteristics of marine litter (ML) from 36 locations spread over 12 beaches along the west coast of Qatar have been…”
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Estimation of carbonate concentration and characterization of marine sediments by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy by Veerasingam, S., Venkatachalapathy, R.

“…•FTIR spectroscopy is used to estimate the carbonate contents in marine sediments.•The band areas of 1460 and 880cm−1 are attributed to the presence of…”
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Depositional record of trace metals and degree of contamination in core sediments from the Mandovi estuarine mangrove ecosystem, west coast of India by Veerasingam, S., Vethamony, P., Mani Murali, R., Fernandes, B.

“…•Depositional trends of trace metals in Mandovi estuary were established.•Lithogenic and anthropogenic sources of metals were studied using SEM.•Degree of…”
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WorldView-3 mapping of Tarmat deposits of the Ras Rakan Island, Northern Coast of Qatar: Environmental perspective by Rajendran, Sankaran, Al-Khayat, Jassim A., Veerasingam, S., Nasir, Sobhi, Vethamony, P., Sadooni, Fadhil N., Al-Kuwari, Hamad Al-Saad

“…This study characterizes the spectral behavior of tarmats and maps the tarmat deposits found along the coast of Ras Rakan Island off Qatar using WorldView-3…”
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Editorial: Challenges in characterizing nano- to macro-plastics and adhered substances in the aquatic environment by Veerasingam, S., Anbumani, S., Bagaev, Andrei, Vethamony, P.

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Spatial distribution, structural characterization and weathering of tarmats along the west coast of Qatar by Veerasingam, S., Al-Khayat, Jassim A., Haseeba, K.P., Aboobacker, V.M., Hamza, Shafeeq, Vethamony, P.

“…Oil pollution resulting from natural and anthropogenic activities in the Arabian Gulf as well as oil residue in the form of tarmat (TM) deposited on the coast…”
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Historical environmental pollution trend and ecological risk assessment of trace metals in marine sediments off Adyar estuary, Bay of Bengal, India by Veerasingam, S, Venkatachalapathy, R, Ramkumar, T

“…Geochemical, mineralogical and textural analyses were carried out in core sediments off Adyar estuary, Bay of Bengal, India to record the contamination trend…”
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Assessing the source of oil deposited in the surface sediment of Mormugao Port, Goa - A case study of MV Qing incident by Suneel, V., Saha, Mahua, Rathore, Chayanika, Sequeira, Jenica, Mohan, P.M. Nikhil, Ray, Durbar, Veerasingam, S., Rao, V. Trinadha, Vethamony, P.

“…In June 2016, a cruise vessel was grounded in the Mormugao Port, resulting in unnoticed oil spill. The surface water and sediment samples were collected from…”
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Environmental magnetic and petroleum hydrocarbons records in sediment cores from the north east coast of Tamilnadu, Bay of Bengal, India by Venkatachalapathy, R., Veerasingam, S., Basavaiah, N., Ramkumar, T., Deenadayalan, K.

“…► Relationship between magnetic properties and petroleum hydrocarbons were studied. ► Petroleum hydrocarbon pollution was assessed using magnetic…”
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Petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations in eight mollusc species along Tamilnadu coast, Bay of Bengal, India by Veerasingam, S., Venkatachalapathy, R., Sudhakar, S., Raja, P., Rajeswari, V.

“…Eight mollusc species and sediment samples collected from three different stations along Tamilnadu coast, Bay of Bengal, India were analysed for the levels of…”
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Identification and characterization of tsunami deposits off southeast coast of India from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Rock magnetic and geochemical approach by Veerasingam, S, Venkatachalapathy, R, Basavaiah, N, Ramkumar, T, Venkatramanan, S, Deenadayalan, K

“…The December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (IOT) had a major impact on the geomorphology and sedimentology of the east coast of India. Estimation of the magnitude…”
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