Journal of Environmental Biology

Studies on water quality and zooplankton community of the

Panchganga river in Kolhapur city

Smita Kabir Mulani*¹, M.B. Mule² and S.U. Patil³

¹Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur - 416 004, India     

²Department of Envirnmental Science, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad - 431 004, India

³Department of Zoology, Kusumtai Rajarambapu Patil Kanya Mahavidhalaya, Islampur - 415 409, India

(Received: April 21, 2007; Revised received: August 28, 2007; Re-revised received: October 10, 2007; Accepted: January 10, 2008)

Abstract: The present investigation deals with the zooplanktons together with water quality of Panchganga river, in Kolhapur city, Maharashtra. This investigation was undertaken for a period of one year. The river Panchganga is a highly contaminated downstream with untreated sewage and industrial effluents, while flowing through Kolhapur city. The high value of CO₂, BOD, COD, phosphate, nitrate, Zn, Fe, Cu and low value of DO at discharge zone indicates increase in organic pollution as we go down the river strech Site III and Site IV. The discharge zone is dominated by pollution tolerant zooplankton species such as Brachionus, rotifera, Brachionus  keratella, Filinia, Anuraeopsis etc.

Key words: Zooplankton, Domestic sewage, Panchganga river

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