Mahapatra, Durga Madhab and Joshi, NV and Ramachandra, TV (2018) Insights to bioprocess and treatment competence of urban wetlands. In: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 206 . pp. 1179-1191.
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Abstract
Wetlands play a major role in the recharge of groundwater resources, maintenance of water quality (remediation), moderate microclimate while supporting local livelihood through provision of fish, fodder, etc. The present study aims to investigate algal-bacterial consortium as a function of residence time with the water quality dynamics in two major wetlands in Bangalore city, India. Over thirty-two genera of algae were recorded with more than 40 species in the lakes and two dominant bacterial assemblages. The higher Ammonium-N content favoured the growth of these members. Significant correlation was observed between the nutrient concentrations and the community structure at the inflows and the outflows. The algal community showed negative correlation to filterable COD and high nutrients levels while bacterial abundance was observed under high loadings. The green algae Chlorophyceae (Chlorella blooms), which are indicators of nutrient enrichment were observed predominantly, that needs an immediate attention. Higher overall treatment efficiency was observed in terms of CNP removal during the Pre-monsoon season attributed to absence of macrophytes cover and rapid growth of algal assemblage's due to higher temperature regimes with adequate solar insolation. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT |
| Additional Information: | Copy right for this article belong to the ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA) |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2018 15:03 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2022 05:30 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/58952 |
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