Cyanobacterial Flora from Polluted Industrial Effluents |
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Authors: | Amit Parikh Vishal Shah Datta Madamwar |
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Institution: | (1) Postgraduate Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, 388120 Gujarat, India;(2) Department of Biology, Dowling College, Idle Hour Blvd., Oakdale, NY 11769, USA |
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Abstract: | Effluents originating from pesticides, agro-chemicals, textile dyes and dyestuffs industries are always associated with high
turbidity, colour, nutrient load, and heavy metals, toxic and persistent compounds. But even with such an anthropogenic nature,
these effluents contain dynamic cyanobacterial communities. Documentation of cyanobacterial cultures along the water channels
of effluents discharged by above mentioned industries along the west coast of India and their relationship with water quality
is reported in this study. Intensity of pollution was evaluated by physico-chemical analysis of water. Higher load of solids,
carbon and nutrients were found to be persistent throughout the analysis. Sediment and water samples were found to be colored
in nature. Cyanobacterial community structure was found to be influenced by the anthropogenic pollution. 40 different cyanobacterial
species were recorded from 14 genera of 5 families and an elevated occurrence of Phormidium, Oscillatoria and Chroococcus genera was observed in all the sampling sites. |
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Keywords: | bioindicator cyanobacteria ecosystem effluent pollution |
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