| Research Article | 5 |
| Abstract | 5 |
| Keywords | 5 |
| Introduction | 5 |
| Materials and Methods | 6 |
| Study area | 6 |
| Cuddalore landing center | 6 |
| Sample collection | 7 |
| Determination of metal concentration | 7 |
| Statistical analysis | 7 |
| Results and Discussion | 7 |
| Conclusion | 12 |
| Acknowledgements | 12 |
| References | 12 |
| Figure 1 | 6 |
| Figure 2a | 7 |
| Figure 2b | 8 |
| Figure 3a | 8 |
| Figure 3b | 8 |
| Figure 4a | 8 |
| Table 1 | 8 |
| Table 2 | 9 |
| Figure 4b | 9 |
| Figure 4c | 9 |
| Figure 5a | 9 |
| Figure 5b | 9 |
| Figure 5c | 10 |
| Table 3 | 10 |
| Table 4 | 10 |