Bs. Swami et al., HYDROGRAPHIC AND MICRONUTRIENT PROFILE OF KARWAR COASTAL WATERS, WEST-COAST OF INDIA, Indian journal of marine sciences, 25(4), 1996, pp. 349-351
Five stations covering an area of 55 km(2) of Karwar coastal water wer
e selected and water samples were examined for a period of 18 months.
Water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, suspended solids, n
itrite, nitrate, ammonia and phosphates were monitored. The concentrat
ions of the elements revealed that the environment of Karwar coast was
healthy and supportive to the biological productivity.