In this test, only seawater samples (SW1 to SW9) were analyzed except for melting pond (MP1 to MP4) and ice core (IB and IT) samples. Bold numbers are significant at p ≤ 0.05.
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) is the largest bay in the world and presents a unique marine environment that is subjected to severe weather, a distinct hydrographic regime and a large anthropogenic footprint