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Chandel S, Kaur H, Benbi DK, Singh D, Kaur M, Singh K. Reflecting on changes in the drinking and irrigation water quality of rivers Beas, Satluj and confluence waters. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:126132-126147. [PMID: 38008842 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30849-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Prevention and control of water pollution for maintaining and restoring the wholesomeness of rivers are unavoidable. The current water quality approach of designated best use has some limitations such as it is non-integrative and inflexible with regard to the consideration of variables and does not provide a separate rating scale for a given designated use. We thus used water quality index approach proposed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME WQI) to evaluate and develop a separate rating system for drinking and irrigation purposes of rivers Beas, Satluj and their confluence water of the Indian Punjab using information collected over 4 years (2016 to 2019). River Beas exhibited better water quality compared to river Satluj for irrigation as well as for drinking. The overall drinking water quality index (DWQI) for Beas was marginal (45.5), whereas it was poor for Satluj (37.7) and confluence waters (40.1). The spatial variation in DWQI was greater for Satluj compared to Beas and confluence waters reflecting the effect of dumping of untreated industrial and domestic waste waters. Variables such as Total coliform (T. coli), dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity and biological oxygen demand (BOD) contributed to the deterioration of DWQI. The irrigation water quality index (IWQI) was good for Beas (86), marginal for Satluj (60.1) and fair for confluence waters (71.2). Faecal coliform (F. coli), Kelly ratio (KR) and %Na contributed to the deterioration of IWQI. Calcium-magnesium-bicarbonate (Ca-Mg-HCO3) was the dominant water type in Beas and confluence waters, whereas for Satluj, in addition to Ca-Mg-HCO3, sodium-potassium-chloride-sulphate and mixed water types were also prevalent. The river waters witnessed salinity hazard but did not pose sodicity hazard except at a few locations of Satluj. The study indicates the need to take location specific measures for improving river water quality for drinking as well as irrigation purposes. The current status of water quality calls for an urgent need to formulate stringent policy regulations to maintain the surface water quality.
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- Sumita Chandel
- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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Moura E Silva MSG, Losekann ME, Luiz AJB, Kobayashi JT, Hisano H. Biomonitoring as a potential tool for water quality in tilapia culture: a case study of Baixa Mogiana region of São Paulo State, Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:597. [PMID: 35861877 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10257-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to test an artificial substrate sampler method for aquaculture ponds and assess the water quality based on the benthic macroinvertebrate community living in fishpond sediment at four farms with tilapia production in the Baixa Mogiana region of São Paulo State, Brazil. Benthic macroinvertebrates were monitored every 15 days for 3 months. Approximately 500,000 organisms distributed in 47 taxa were collected. Chironomidae, Glossiphonidae, Hirudinidae, Libelullidae, Oligochaeta, and Polycentropodidae were present in all collected samples, with the dominance of Chironomidae in the benthic community. Polycentropodidae, a sensitive family to organic pollution, had a greater abundance in fish farms with better environmental conditions. Significant differences in dissolved oxygen and pH were observed among fishponds at different fish farms. Biomonitoring with artificial substrate is a simple and low-cost alternative to monitoring water quality of tilapia culture in fishponds. The artificial substrate sampling method was effective, but the evaluation of more critical conditions of water quality would improve the method and enhance the knowledge of taxa and ecology of macrobenthic organisms in fishponds.
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- Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rod. Governador Dr. Adhemar Pereira de Barros, Km 127.5, CEP: 13918-110, Tanquinho Velho, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
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- Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rod. Governador Dr. Adhemar Pereira de Barros, Km 127.5, CEP: 13918-110, Tanquinho Velho, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
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- Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rod. Governador Dr. Adhemar Pereira de Barros, Km 127.5, CEP: 13918-110, Tanquinho Velho, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
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- Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rod. Governador Dr. Adhemar Pereira de Barros, Km 127.5, CEP: 13918-110, Tanquinho Velho, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
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Ratna S, Rastogi S, Kumar R. Current trends for distillery wastewater management and its emerging applications for sustainable environment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 290:112544. [PMID: 33862317 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ethanol distillation generates a huge volume of unwanted chemical liquid known as distillery wastewater. Distillery wastewater is acidic, dark brown having high biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, contains various salt contents, and heavy metals. Inadequate and indiscriminate disposal of distillery wastewater deteriorates the quality of the soil, water, and ultimately groundwater. Its direct exposure via food web shows toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects on aquatic-terrestrial organisms including humans. So, there is an urgent need for its proper management. For this purpose, a group of researchers applied distillery wastewater for fertigation while others focused on its physico-chemical, biological treatment approaches. But until now no cutting-edge technology has been proposed for its effective management. So, it becomes imperative to comprehend its toxicity, treatment methods, and implication for environmental sustainability. This paper reviews the last decade's research data on advanced physico-chemical, biological, and combined (physico-chemical and biological) methods to treat distillery wastewater and its reuse aspects. Finally, it revealed that the combined methods along with the production of value-added products are one of the best options for distillery wastewater management.
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- Sheel Ratna
- Rhizosphere Biology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raibareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, India.
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- Rhizosphere Biology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raibareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, India
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- Rhizosphere Biology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raibareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, India
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Ochieng H, Gandhi WP, Magezi G, Okot-Okumu J, Odong R. Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda. AFRICAN ZOOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2021.1885309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Organisation, Jinja, Uganda
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- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Organisation, Jinja, Uganda
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- Department of Environmental Management, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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The use of biological indices and diversity indices to evaluate water quality of rivers in Mashhad, Iran. Biologia (Bratisl) 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-020-00618-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ito HC, Shiraishi H, Nakagawa M, Takamura N. Combined impact of pesticides and other environmental stressors on animal diversity in irrigation ponds. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229052. [PMID: 32614853 PMCID: PMC7332035 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rice paddy irrigation ponds can sustain surprisingly high taxonomic richness and make significant contributions to regional biodiversity. We evaluated the impacts of pesticides and other environmental stressors (including eutrophication, decreased macrophyte coverage, physical habitat destruction, and invasive alien species) on the taxonomic richness of freshwater animals in 21 irrigation ponds in Japan. We sampled a wide range of freshwater animals (reptiles, amphibians, fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, insects, annelids, bryozoans, and sponges) and surveyed environmental variables related to pesticide contamination and other stressors listed above. Statistical analyses comprised contraction of highly correlated environmental variables, best-subset model selection, stepwise model selection, and permutation tests. Results showed that: (i) probenazole (fungicide) was a significant stressor on fish (i.e., contamination with this compound had a significantly negative correlation with fish taxonomic richness), (ii) the interaction of BPMC (insecticide; also known as fenobucarb) and bluegill (invasive alien fish) was a significant stressor on a "large insect" category (Coleoptera, Ephemeroptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, and Trichoptera), (iii) the interaction of BPMC and concrete bank protection was a significant stressor on an "invertebrate" category, (iv) the combined impacts of BPMC and the other stressors on the invertebrate and large insect categories resulted in an estimated mean loss of taxonomic richness by 15% and 77%, respectively, in comparison with a hypothetical pond with preferable conditions.
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- Hiroshi C. Ito
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Liu W, Xu M, Zhao N, Zhou X, Pan B, Tian S, Lei F. River health assessment of the Yellow River source region, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China, based on tolerance values of macroinvertebrates. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:10251-10262. [PMID: 30761487 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-04110-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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For decades, the river health of the Yellow River source region (YRSR) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau has been a focal issue owing to its unique geographic location and ecological functions. This study investigated the ecological status of the headwater streams, the main stem, and the tributaries of the Yellow River in the YRSR using the tolerance values of macroinvertebrates and those related to biotic indices. The macroinvertebrate assemblages of the headwater streams were characterized by lower biodiversity than the tributaries downstream, based on comparisons of taxonomical composition, functional feeding group composition, and the pollution-tolerant capacity of taxa. The headwater streams had a lower ratio (16%) of pollution-sensitive macroinvertebrate taxa than that of the tributaries downstream (30%). The biotic indices (family- and genus-level biotic indices) indicated that the ecological health of the headwater streams was comparably poorer than that of the downstream tributaries. The combined effect of vulnerable natural conditions and increasing human disturbance is likely the main cause of eco-environmental degradation in the Yellow River headwater streams.
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- Wei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yellow River Sediment, MWR, Institute of Hydraulic Research, YRCC, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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