Kerala is one of the smallest states in India which is situated in the south west coast of the
country. Sediment samples from four prominent areas of Kerala Coast were collected and
analyzed for nutrients. Variation of nutrients was highlighted according to the distributional
characteristics of the designated sites. Nutrient trend in Cape, Trivandrum, Kollam was in the
order as Ammonia > Nitrite >Nitrate, where as Cochin showed the trend as Ammonia >
Nitrate > Nitrite. Greater concentration of ammonia in the entire sediments showed the
ammonification of nitrogen compounds
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Volume 3, No 5, 2013