Hi!
Unfortunately, I don't know any specific software to calculate sediment indexes for HM. However, you could use MS Excel. Just put your raw data and calculate the indexes according to their specific formula. Here you may create a macros to automate the process. Thus, you will have your own software for specific purposes.
As an option you could also use Surfer software or StatSoft to transform your data with diferent equations.
Please check this:
Article Calculating Pollution Indices by Heavy Metals in Ecological ...
I would suggest you to calculate them manually, so that the trends and important characteristics are engrained in the minds of the researcher.
That said, I would suggest you to look for the publications of M.P.Jonathan and R.Nagarajan who have published extensively on these topics of your interest.
All the best.
Thank you very much for all of them who provided me valuable information
You don't need any software programs, you can calculate them by using excel or calculator, you will need references values or the Local background values of your study area, (Environmental indexes : Enrichment factor, Geo accumulation index, Contamination factor...)
Here enclosed, you can find my paper research about the asseement of contamination level by metals, by using environmental indexes
https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s11356-018-2370-y?author_access_token=4DTqMmkLvcuX5b2DCbSOIve4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY7eyl5xMUuUfJq8dlKMB6OLrp6j2uEJjzXSIKoOJYX_EnQ3CVLHiRG_luQwRTNGRkUW00TwTtEsXXKcw4i8ULALoiU0AAEDLK-29dy5rTtx4w%3D%3D
Good luck
To calculate pollution indices of Heavy metals you can just go through these paper.
Ranjan, R. K., Sinha, A. K., Gupta, D., Sappal, S. M., Kumar, A., & Ramanathan, A. L. (2016). Sedimentary Geochemistry of Kabar Tal Wetland, Begusarai, Bihar, India. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, 18(4), 414.
Thank you very much Nezha mejjad for your kind reply. Could you kind enough to specify me that from where we will get the need references values or the Local background values of a particular study area ?
references like the values of UCC (upper continental crust),
for the local background values can be measured in the deepest layers of sediment cores that are dating before the industrial revolution..
The principal of the references is the use of values found in sediments cores considered as not contaminated
I will send u the necessary documents later
good luck
Thank you very much Nezha Mejjad . my mail id is [email protected].
Regards
Meera
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