To gain a better understanding the sedimentological behaviour in the estuarine, coastal environment and their distribution patterns in trace elements in the estuary and to examine variations in associated sediment fluxes, 20 surface samples were collected throughout the Manakudy estuary, a minor Pazhayar river in south-western India. These samples, collected in typical dry season during Premonsoon 2012, were analyzed for Sedimentological, Textural...