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dc.contributor.authorPrasad, V.R.
dc.contributor.authorSrinivas, T.N.R.
dc.contributor.authorSarma, V.V.S.S.
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-26T05:00:47Z
dc.date.available2015-08-26T05:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, vol.95; 2015; 115-125
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4781
dc.description.abstractIn order to examine the influence of discharge from different rivers from peninsular India and urban sewage on intensity and dissemination of heterotrophic, indicator and pathogenic bacteria, a study was carried out during peak discharge period along coastal Bay of Bengal. The coastal Bay received freshwater inputs from the river Ganges while Godavari and Krishna contributed to the south. Contrasting difference in salinity, temperature, nutrients and organic matter was observed between north and south east coast of India. The highest heterotrophic, indicator and pathogenic bacterial abundance was observed in the central coastal Bay that received urban sewage from the major city. Intensity and dissemination of heterotrophic, indicator and pathogenic bacteria displayed linear relation with magnitude of discharge. The coliform load was observed up to 100 km from the coast suggesting that marine waters were polluted during the monsoon season and its impact on the ecosystem needs further studies
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2015] Elsevier
dc.subjectMICROBIOLOGY::General
dc.subjectAQUATIC POLLUTION::Mechanical and natural changes
dc.subjectAQUATIC POLLUTION::Characteristics, behaviour and fate
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY::Biological productivity
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY::Environmental effects
dc.titleInfluence of river discharge on abundance and dissemination of heterotrophic, indicator and pathogenic bacteria along the east coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article


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