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Title: Effect of some toxic metals on selected phytoplankton of Kerala water
Authors: Kanakavalli,Susarla S
Dr.Balakrishnan, K P
Keywords: Phytoplanktonic species
Scenedesmus bijugatus
Nitzschia palea
Kerala waters
Issue Date: 10-Mar-1987
Publisher: Cochin University of Science and Technology
Abstract: The extraction and use of metals has been the mainstay for the sustained development and progress of a nation. Metals, though fairly stable in the natural environment are found in trace quantities in water bodies. Attention has therefore been focused to identify the metals that impair the water quality. In the last few decades the concern about the fate of these metals in the aquatic system has been gaining momentum, particularly in the industrial belts. The disasters caused by metal poisoning in recent times have prompted an indepth study of the interaction of metals with aquatic biota. Kerala, basically an agriculture oriented state has witnessed the upsurgence of various industries as a part of the nationwide economic development programme. Cochin has been identified as the industrial capital of the state.The present study is an attempt towards a better understanding of the metal-phytoplankton interactions with special reference to the physiological changes in the species. various parameters such as temperature, salinity, pH, nutrients, number of cells, photosynthetic pigments, carbohydrates, protein and lipid are studied to highlight the complexity of metal..phytoplankton interaction
Description: School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/3181
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