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Studies on organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in sediments of the Cochin

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Title Studies on organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in sediments of the Cochin
 
Creator Sankaranarayanan, V N
Panampunnayil, S U
 
Description 27-30
Distributions, seasonal changes and ratios of organic carbon, total phosphorus and total nitrogen have been studied in sediments collected from 4 stations in Cochin backwater, Kerala, India. The observed high organic carbon contents up to 3.84% in the sediments may be due to river discharge bringing in a large amount of water humus and also to high organic production of the overlying water. Total phosphorus distributions also show higher concentrations (0.9-2.4 mg/g), which may be attributed to the influence of domestic waste. Nitrogen/phosphorus ratios indicate that the major portion of phosphorus in the sediments is of abiogenic origin. Correlations between organic carbon and total phosphorus are also discussed.
 
Date 2016-12-26T06:05:50Z
2016-12-26T06:05:50Z
1979-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39164
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.08(1) [March 1979]