Water Pollution by Industrial Effluent and Phytoplankton Diversity of Shitalakhya River, Bangladesh

Authors

  • S. M. D. Islam Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar university, Dhaka-1342
  • M. E. Huda Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar university, Dhaka-1342

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v8i2.26402

Keywords:

Water quality, Industrial effluent, Phytoplankton, Biodiversity, Aquatic ecosystem.

Abstract

The present study investigated the water quality of Shitalakhya River, phytoplankton abundance, diversity and the effect of pollutants on phytoplankton as well as the primary productivity. The water of the collected samples was mostly alkaline (7.01-8.2) and showed a wide range of variation in EC (1171-2700 ?S/cm), TDS (576-1345 mg/L), DO (0.92-2.7 mg/L), free-CO2 (15-31 mg/L), BOD (12.03-28.38 mg/L) and COD (101.2-109.2 mg/L).  A total of 62 species were identified of which 9 belonged to Chlorophyceae, 11 Cyanophyceae, 14 Euglenophyceae and 28 Bacillariophyceae. Among all the members, Bacillariophyceae were found to be dominant and lowest of Chlorophyceae indicates that this group is more sensitive to the pollutants discharged by the industry.

 

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Author Biographies

S. M. D. Islam, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar university, Dhaka-1342

M. Phil Researcher, Department of Environmental sciences

M. E. Huda, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar university, Dhaka-1342

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental sciences

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Published

2016-05-01

How to Cite

Islam, S. M. D., & Huda, M. E. (2016). Water Pollution by Industrial Effluent and Phytoplankton Diversity of Shitalakhya River, Bangladesh. Journal of Scientific Research, 8(2), 191–198. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v8i2.26402

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Section B: Chemical and Biological Sciences

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© Journal of Scientific Research

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