Pollution Induced Structural and Physico-Chemical Changes in Algal Community: A Case Study of River Pandu of North India
The study area receives a wide variety of wastes
generated by municipalities and the industries like paints and
pigments, metal processing industries, thermal power plants electroprocessing
industries etc. The Physico-chemical and structural
investigation of water from river Pandu indicated high level of
chlorides and calcium which made the water unsuitable for human
use. Algae like Cyclotella fumida, Asterionella Formosa,
Cladophora glomerata, Pediastrum simplex, Scenedesmus bijuga,
Cladophora glomerata were the dominant pollution tolerant species
recorded under these conditions. The sensitive and less abundant
species of algae included Spirogyra sps., Merismopedia sps. The
predominance colonies of Zygnema sps, Phormidium sps,
Mycrocystis aeruginosa, Merismopedia minima, Pandorina morum,
seems to correlate with high organic contents of Pandu river water.
This study assumes significance as some algae can be used as
bioindicators of water pollution and algal floral of a municipal drain
carrying waste effluents from industrial area Kanpur and discharge
them into the river Pandu flowing onto southern outskirts of Kanpur
city.
[1] A.S. Ahluwalia, M. Kaur, and S. Dua, "Physico-chemical characteristics
and effects of some industrial effluents on the growth of green algae
Scenedesmus sp," Indian J. Environ. Hlth., 31: 112-119, 1989.
[2] "Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water",
American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C. A.P.H.A, 1976.
[3] H.C. Arora, S. N. Chattopadhya, V.P. Sharma, T. Routh, and S.I. Ilyas,
"A short term study on the eutropication of Gomti River in Lucknow
region," Proc. Symp. Environ. Pollut., pp. 44-58, 1973.
[4] J.L. Blum, "The ecology of river Algae," Bot. Rev., 32: 291-341, 1956.
[5] A.K. Chatterjee, "Benthos, the water quality indicator in river
Brahmani," Indian J. Environ. Hlth., 30(1); 24-30, 1994.
[6] E.M. Donaldson, "The pitutary-interrenal axis as an indicator of stress in
fish", In: Pickering AD, editor. Stress and fish. New York: Academic
Press, p. 11, 1981.
[7] A.K. De, "The River of sorrow", Sci. Report., 21: 684-686, 1984.
[8] P. Gupta, and A.C Shukla, "Bottom sand algae of river Ganga", Phykos.
33: 43-46, 1994.
[9] G.R. Hedge, and T. Sujata, "Distribution of planktonic algae in three
fresh water lentic habitats of Dharwad", Phykos. 36: 49-55, 1997.
[10] V. Joseph, and A. Joseph, "A note on the phytoplankton of Chitrapuzha,
a tidal stream of Cochin", Phykos. 38: 9-12, 1999.
[11] A.K. Mitra, "Chemical characteristics of surface water at a selected
gauging station in the river Godwari, Krishna and Tungabhadra", Indian
J. Environ. Hlth., 24: 165-179, 1982.
[12] P. Nautiyal, and J.P. Bhatt, "Altitudinal variation in phytobenthos
density and its component in the cold water mountain river Alakanda-
Ganga", Phykos 36: 81-88, 1997.
[13] S. Pervez, and G.S. Pandey, "Contamination of river water and
sediments by thermal power ash pond discharge", Indian J. Environ.
Hlth., 30(1): 8-12, 1994.
[14] N. Rama Krishna, "River water management: Policy making for public
interruptions towards conservation of quality and quantity", Jour. IAEM,
28: 6-12, 2001.
[15] S. Sabeena, and T. Fatma, "Phytotoxcity of heavy metals on Spirulina
platensis", Phykos. 38: (1&2): 87-92, 1999.
[16] D. Tiwari, J.M. Patrick, and S. Singh, "Algal dynamics of the river
Ganga at Kanpur", Phykos. 40: 45-51, 2001.
[17] V. Venkateswarlu, and P. Manikya Reddy, "Algae as biomonitors in
river ecology". Proc.Symp. Biological monitoring of the state of
Enviroment. Indian Nat. Sci. Acad., New Delhi. pp. 183-189, 1985.
[18] B.R. Woodson, "A study of the chlorophyta of the James River basin,
Virginia II: Ecology",Vriginia J. Sci. 2: 27-36, 1960.
[1] A.S. Ahluwalia, M. Kaur, and S. Dua, "Physico-chemical characteristics
and effects of some industrial effluents on the growth of green algae
Scenedesmus sp," Indian J. Environ. Hlth., 31: 112-119, 1989.
[2] "Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water",
American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C. A.P.H.A, 1976.
[3] H.C. Arora, S. N. Chattopadhya, V.P. Sharma, T. Routh, and S.I. Ilyas,
"A short term study on the eutropication of Gomti River in Lucknow
region," Proc. Symp. Environ. Pollut., pp. 44-58, 1973.
[4] J.L. Blum, "The ecology of river Algae," Bot. Rev., 32: 291-341, 1956.
[5] A.K. Chatterjee, "Benthos, the water quality indicator in river
Brahmani," Indian J. Environ. Hlth., 30(1); 24-30, 1994.
[6] E.M. Donaldson, "The pitutary-interrenal axis as an indicator of stress in
fish", In: Pickering AD, editor. Stress and fish. New York: Academic
Press, p. 11, 1981.
[7] A.K. De, "The River of sorrow", Sci. Report., 21: 684-686, 1984.
[8] P. Gupta, and A.C Shukla, "Bottom sand algae of river Ganga", Phykos.
33: 43-46, 1994.
[9] G.R. Hedge, and T. Sujata, "Distribution of planktonic algae in three
fresh water lentic habitats of Dharwad", Phykos. 36: 49-55, 1997.
[10] V. Joseph, and A. Joseph, "A note on the phytoplankton of Chitrapuzha,
a tidal stream of Cochin", Phykos. 38: 9-12, 1999.
[11] A.K. Mitra, "Chemical characteristics of surface water at a selected
gauging station in the river Godwari, Krishna and Tungabhadra", Indian
J. Environ. Hlth., 24: 165-179, 1982.
[12] P. Nautiyal, and J.P. Bhatt, "Altitudinal variation in phytobenthos
density and its component in the cold water mountain river Alakanda-
Ganga", Phykos 36: 81-88, 1997.
[13] S. Pervez, and G.S. Pandey, "Contamination of river water and
sediments by thermal power ash pond discharge", Indian J. Environ.
Hlth., 30(1): 8-12, 1994.
[14] N. Rama Krishna, "River water management: Policy making for public
interruptions towards conservation of quality and quantity", Jour. IAEM,
28: 6-12, 2001.
[15] S. Sabeena, and T. Fatma, "Phytotoxcity of heavy metals on Spirulina
platensis", Phykos. 38: (1&2): 87-92, 1999.
[16] D. Tiwari, J.M. Patrick, and S. Singh, "Algal dynamics of the river
Ganga at Kanpur", Phykos. 40: 45-51, 2001.
[17] V. Venkateswarlu, and P. Manikya Reddy, "Algae as biomonitors in
river ecology". Proc.Symp. Biological monitoring of the state of
Enviroment. Indian Nat. Sci. Acad., New Delhi. pp. 183-189, 1985.
[18] B.R. Woodson, "A study of the chlorophyta of the James River basin,
Virginia II: Ecology",Vriginia J. Sci. 2: 27-36, 1960.
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generated by municipalities and the industries like paints and
pigments, metal processing industries, thermal power plants electroprocessing
industries etc. The Physico-chemical and structural
investigation of water from river Pandu indicated high level of
chlorides and calcium which made the water unsuitable for human
use. Algae like Cyclotella fumida, Asterionella Formosa,
Cladophora glomerata, Pediastrum simplex, Scenedesmus bijuga,
Cladophora glomerata were the dominant pollution tolerant species
recorded under these conditions. The sensitive and less abundant
species of algae included Spirogyra sps., Merismopedia sps. The
predominance colonies of Zygnema sps, Phormidium sps,
Mycrocystis aeruginosa, Merismopedia minima, Pandorina morum,
seems to correlate with high organic contents of Pandu river water.
This study assumes significance as some algae can be used as
bioindicators of water pollution and algal floral of a municipal drain
carrying waste effluents from industrial area Kanpur and discharge
them into the river Pandu flowing onto southern outskirts of Kanpur
city.", keywords = "Kanpur, North India, Physico-chemical, Pollution,
River Pandu.", volume = "4", number = "11", pages = "570-5", }