Assessment of pollution in Foxsagar Lake, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad Telangana

Authors

  • A. Rajani  Head, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, RBVRR College, Narayanguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • N. Swathi  Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Sarojini Naidu Vanitha Maha Vidyalaya, Exhibition Grounds, Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • A. Kavitha  Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, RBVRR College, Narayanguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Keywords:

Fox Sagar Lake, Pollution, Physico-chemical parameters and Algae

Abstract

Fox Sagar Lake, also Jeedimetla Cheruvu or Kotta Cheruvu, is the fifth largest lake,spread over 2 km2, in Hyderabad, India. The main objective of physico-chemical analysis of water is to determine the pollution of the medium. The present study continued for the period of 1 year (2019-2020) by collecting periodic water samples for the estimation of physico-chemical and biological aspects with reference to the existing social and cultural factors that affect the lake. The activities of man have a profound influence on the degradation of water quality in the lake. The algal communities that are adapted to the hypertrophic conditions are represented by the genera belonging to the classes Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Bacillariophyceae. The phytoplanktonic diversity and the dominance of blue greens is an indication to organic pollution. Hence on the basis of both physico-chemical and biological parametersthe lake is highly polluted and eutrophic.

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2021-08-28

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Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August-2021

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A. Rajani, N. Swathi, A. Kavitha, " Assessment of pollution in Foxsagar Lake, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad Telangana, International Journal of Scientific Research in Chemistry(IJSRCH), ISSN : 2456-8457, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp.10-14, July-August-2021.