Screening Of Physio-Chemical Parameters And Bacterial Population Density Of Water And Sediment Samples From Mandapam Coastal Area (South East Coast) Of India

The present paper deals the total heterotrophic bacterial population and physico-chemical parameters of the Mandapam coastal area. Water and sediment samples were collected season wise from two different stations for analyzing the total heterotrophic bacterial population and various physicochemical parameters such as Temperature, pH, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrite, Nitrate, Sulphate and Phosphate. The work highlights the condition of this coastal water in various seasons with respect to the parameters mentioned above.