A Systematic Review on Heavy Metal Contamination in Sediment, Water, and Different Faunal Groups Inhabiting Marine Waters of India: Current Status, Ecological Risk Assessment, and Future Prospective
Journal: Water Environment Research
Year: 2025

Heavy metal contamination causes potential threats to biodiversity and food safety due to rapid urbanization and the rapid enhancement of the human population. The current review encompasses 274 articles from 1973 to 2024, focusing on heavy metal contamination in sediment, water, and faunal groups in India's marine environment. Analysis reveals a surge in publications, particularly between 2016 and 2020 and 2011 and 2015. The maximum number of articles on heavy metal contamination in sediments,