Use of Algae as a Bioindicator to Determine Water Quality of River Mula from Pune City, Maharashtra (India)
Journal Title: Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
The algal samples were collected monthly from selected three sampling stations of river Mula at Pune city from October 2007 to September 2008. Total of 162 species belong to 75 genera of algae were recorded from three sampling stations throughout the study period. In present study Palmer, (1969) Algal Genus Pollution Index and Algal Species Pollution Index were employed to study the water quality of river Mula. The total score of Algal Genus Pollution Index of station I, II and III were 19, 37 and 42 respectively. While total score from the Algal Species Pollution Index at station I- 9, station II – 31 while at station III- 34 recorded from river Mula, Pune. The total score of each station was greater than 20 indicating the confirmed high organic pollution. Considering all the water parameters and pollution index it was clearly shown that the sampling stations II and III were highly polluted than station I. The results of the present study revealed that the surface water quality was affected from domestic uses at the downstream of the river. Thus, algal communities were used as bioindicator of organic pollution of river Mula, Pune.
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Ayodhya D. Kshirsagar
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