Authors : Rajendra N. Deshmukh
Page Nos : 94-97
Description :
India is an agricultural-driven economy where 50% of the population is engaged in agriculture. The production of Algae in aquatic environment are crucial component of biological monitoring programs for analyzing water quality. Microscopic evaluation of water samples collected from lakes, streams and other water bodies determines the diversity and density of algal species and provides useful early signs of devastating conditions. The samples were collected from Futala Lake, of Nagpur city. Some parameters were measured such as: Temperature, pH, dissolve Oxygen and Phosphate. Laboratory microscopic evaluation techniques, which reveals the composition and density of the algal flora present in a water body are important part of monitoring programs and is valuable in identifying diverse trophic conditions. The populations and species diversity of green algae, flagellates and diatoms reflect different trophic conditions and are important indicators for monitoring water quality. All reading before treatment is very high but the readings changed rapidly after treatment. In opposite, oxygen concentration before treatment was low and increased after treatment so much until reaches to the optimal condition for all biological and chemical properties.
