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Hydrobiological Study on Summer Season of River Ramganga at Bareilly

Prity Singh*
Department of Zoology, IFTM University, India
*Corresponding Author: Prity Singh, Department of Zoology, IFTM University, Moradabad, India, Email: sprity9090@gmail.com

Received: 16-Aug-2018 / Accepted Date: 05-Oct-2018 / Published Date: 11-Oct-2018 DOI: 10.4172/2573-458X.1000162

Keywords: Summer; Pollutants; Winds; Pollution; River water

Introduction

About 71% of Earth's surface is covered with water and most of it, is salt-water. About 97.5%, of this abundant water is found in oceans as salty water which is not good and fit for irrigation, industry and also not good for drinking. Most of the remaining water about 2.5% is found as fresh water which is locked up in glaciers or found very deeply in the ground. Only 0.015% of Earth's total water is easily available as ground water, lake water and river water for our use which is fit for every work [1]. Increment in population during from the last century has led to demand for every things like more food, more water, more housing, more transport, more energy and more of other things of human need which is as resulting in over utilization and exhausting of resources. As a result, environment is getting modified or changed.

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as rivers, lakes and pollution occur when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds. There are many factors which lead to water pollution. It is essential that firstly understand the sources which contribute to the problem. There are point sources of water pollution that the contaminants which enter a waterway from a single source and non-point sources of water pollution that are diffused contaminants which do not originate from a single discrete source, both that raise the problem of water pollution. Water pollution is the worldwide cause of death and disease due to waterborne disease.

Pollution in rivers is increasing day by day. Lots of factors lead to water pollution and reducing overall river water quality. some of the most serious contributing factors are industrial waste, agricultural waste, nature's rain domestic waste, regular disposal of plastic objects, animal washing, clothes washing, dumping of human remains, dead bodies, etc. which contribute to river pollution. The Ramganga River starts flow its journey at an elevation of 3,110 m from the mountainous regions of Kumaon Himalayas near Lobha village, through the forests of Jim Corbett National Park and the Ganga flood plains. It is the first major tributary of the Ganga River, carrying high sediment load causing frequent floods in major cities like Moradabad, Badaun, Hardoi, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur which are placed on the banks of Ramganga river of Uttar Pradesh [2]. The approximate catchment area of Ramganga basin is 32,493 sq.km. The most polluted stretches of river Ramganga are from Moradabad to Farrukhabad via Bareilly especially in terms of organic pollution [3].

Materials and Methods

The present study was conducted on river water of five different villages viz-site A (Ajampur Balarau), site B (Ghura Raghavpur), site C (Sarai Talfi), site D (Uncha Gaon) and site E (Kundara) of district Bareilly which are situated on the bank of Ramganga River. All the sampling has been done the second week in the month May and June 2018. Water pollution is measured by analyzing five water samples and physical, chemical and biological tests can be done. Five water samples were examined for Temperature, Transparency, pH, BOD, DO, COD, nitrate, alkalinity, total solids, total dissolved solids, calcium, electrical conductivity, turbidity, and total biomass.

The quality of water analysis of the rivers gives the exact nature, cause, and levels of the pollutants. The physical parameters such as temperature, turbidity, conductivity plays an important role in river productivity, The level of chemical parameters such as nitrate, BOD, COD, pH, dissolved gases, minerals, and nutrients decide the quality of river water and in order to get an indication of river conditions over a longer period of time, we need to look at the biological community that the river supports.

APHA norms and methods were used for analysis of Ramganga River water [4]. Some Physico-chemical parameters are temperature by thermometer, pH by pH meter, turbidity by turbidity meter, electrical conductivity by EC meter, BOD by 5 days of BOD test, alkalinity by titrimetric way, dissolved oxygen by Winkler method, calcium by EDTA method, nitrate by UV spectrophotometer, TDS by gravimetric method after filtration, total solids by gravimetric method, COD for dichromate titration method and biological parameter (total biomass on the sites). Transparency was determined by Secchi disc method at the site. The Result of Physico-Chemical and Biological properties are given in Tables 1 and 2 [5,6].

  Site A Site B Site C Site D Site E
Temperature 34 33 34 33 33
Transparency (cm) 10.5 9.95 7.85 7.7 8.5
pH 7.5 8.9 7.64 7.82 8.12
TS (mg/l) 880 600 500 560 620
TDS (mg/l) 540 640 280 400 360
DO (mg/l) 5 5.65 4.88 5.43 5.67
BOD (mg/l) 13.4 9.8 12.7 13.1 15.6
COD (mg/l) 30 26 39.3 60.1 69
E.C. (µmoh/cm) 970 700 680 760 740
Turbidity (NTU) 180 240 160 390 330
Alkalinity (mg/l) 650 450 550 600 500
Calcium (mg/l) 20.04 10.02 20.04 20.04 16.03
Nitrate (mg/l) 0.89 0.81 1.17 1.26 1.29
Total biomass (mg/l) 14.5 11.1 12 10.5 12.3

Table 1: Physico-chemical and biological characteristics of Ramganga River water during summer in month May 2018.

  Site A Site B Site C Site D Site E
Temperature 33.5 34 33.5 33.5 34
Transparency (cm) 11.5 8.35 8 7.5 8.3
pH 8 7.98 7.2 7.2 7.64
TS (mg/l) 810 655 570 525 632
TDS (mg/l) 590 685 310 392 315
DO (mg/l) 6.1 7.01 5.98 6.76 6.35
BOD (mg/l) 10 8.9 13.2 13.9 14.4
COD (mg/l) 30.9 30.2 45 65.9 73
E.C. (µmoh/cm) 910 680 710 710 820
Turbidity (NTU) 200 220 195 400 380
Alkalinity (mg/l) 610 480 520 620 550
Calcium (mg/l) 21.09 11.01 21.02 20.08 17.04
Nitrate (mg/l) 0.87 0.78 1.15 1.2 1.21
Total biomass (mg/l) 12.7 13.5 13.2 12 13.9

Table 2: Physico-chemical and biological characteristics of Ramganga River water during summer in month June 2018.

Results and Discussion

The results of various hydrobiological parameters (physicochemical and biological) analysis in summer season (May and June, 2018) are given above in Tables 1 and 2. The water quality of Ramganga River is near to deterioration due to the addition of different types of pollutants through drains of villages, cities and factories and in case of hydro biological studies of Ramganga river water indicated that the water of site C and site D are more polluted comparison to other sites of Ramganga river at Bareilly [7,8]. In the present study, Temperature was found the min. range from 33.00-34.00oC of the summer season. The temperature of water affects directly or indirectly to many abiotic or biotic components of aquatic components [9,10].

Transparency was min. range 7.5 mg/l of site D and max. 11.5 mg/l of site A in the month June of the summer season. Transparency is a characteristic of water which varies with the combined effect of color and turbidity and it is measured by using Secchi disc. PH is an important chemical parameter that determines the suitability of water for various purposes [11]. PH of water is very important for the biotic communities because an average pH is adopted by most of the aquatic organism. PH was found the min. range 7.2 of site C, D in the month of June and max. 8.9 of Site B in the month of May respectively [12]. Total solids determined in this study min. range 500 mg/l of site C and max. 880 mg/l of site A in the month of May. Analysis of total solids has great implications in the control of physico-chemical and biological wastewater treatment processes. The amount of dissolved and undissolved matter and also its naturally occurring in liquid materials vary greatly. Analysis of Total Dissolved Solids has great implications in the control of biological and physical wastewater treatment processes. TDS was observed the min. range 280 mg/l of site C in the month of May and max. 685 mg/l of site B in the month of June.

Dissolve oxygen is one of the key factors of natural or wastewater; it is influenced by the physico-chemical parameter and biological activity in the water body such as rivers, lake [13]. Dissolved oxygen was recorded min. 4.88 mg/l of site C in May and 7.01 of site B in June. Directly or indirectly, D.O. quantity of water is dependent on water temperature, a partial pressure of air etc.

Biological Oxygen Demand was min. range 8.9 mg/l of site B in month June and max. 15.6 mg/l of site E in month May. BOD is the measure of degradable organic matter which is present in a water sample and it can be defined as the amount of oxygen required by micro-organisms in stabilizing the biodegradable organic matter under aerobic condition [14]. Chemical Oxygen Demand was min. range 26 mg/l of site B in month May and max.73 mg/l of site E in month June. COD is the amount of oxygen which is consumed during the chemical oxidation of organic matter using strong oxidizing agents and gives valuable information about the pollution potential of industrial effluents and domestic sewage [15].

The high value of alkalinity could be due to cattle bathing and laundering of clothes, etc. A high value of alkalinity indicates that the compounds are responsible for an increase in alkalinity and may work as a chemical oxidant for COD and hence increase the value of COD [16]. Alkalinity was observed the min. range 450 mg/l of site B in May and max 21.09 mg/l in May. Turbidity is a measure for water clarity that how is affect the water clarity by suspended particles and it is an indicator of suspended sediment and erosion levels. Turbidity was min. recorded 160NTU of site C in May and 400NTU of site D in June of summer season respectively [17]. E.C. was min. range 680 μmoh/cm of site B, C in May and June and max. 970 μoh/cm of site A in May. It is utilized a pointer in water of the grouping of broke up electrolyte particles and critical increments in conductivity demonstrated that dirtying releases have entered in water.

To convert N2 gas into nitrate, this ability has by blue-green algae and legumes which can be used by plants. The nitrate was min. recorded 0.78 mg/l of site B in month June and max. 1.29 mg/l of site E in May. Nitrate's presence in water indicates the organic matter which is fully oxidized [10]. The nearness of calcium in water comes about because of entry through or over stores of limestone, dolomite, gypsum and such other calcium-bearing rocks. Calcium was observed the min. range 10.02 mg/l of site B in May month and max. 21.09 mg/l of site A in June month. Calcium adds to the aggregate hardness of water and is an imperative small scale supplement in amphibian condition and is particularly required in expansive amounts by molluscs and vertebrates.

Biomass is the mass of living plant characteristic material, and generally in respect to volume and basal locale at the stand level, and width and stature at the individual plant level. Total biomass was observed in the present study min. range 10.5 mg/l of site D and max. 14.5 mg/l of site A in May month of the summer season. Biomass is moreover related to water, supplement, and essentialness requirements of individual vegetation. The carbon substance of vegetation is directly related to biomass.

Conclusion

On the basis of discussion, the main sources of organic pollution are non-point sources like cattle bathing, agricultural run-off, used water discharge from nearby villages etc. Discharge of sewage from Bareilly city, nearby villages, heat and powerful winds like a storm, their pollutants have affected the river water quality which acts on elements existing in water such as DO and nitrates etc. and therefore also affect the flora and fauna. River water is also not suitable for agriculture due to high alkalinity.

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Citation: Singh P (2018) Hydrobiological Study on Summer Season of River Ramganga at Bareilly. Environ Pollut Climate Change 2: 162. DOI: 10.4172/2573-458X.1000162

Copyright: © 2018 Singh P. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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