STUDY OF POLLUTION INDEX IN A STRETCH OF ESTUARINE AREA OF BHAYANDER AND NAIGAON, THANE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

Dr. Devdatta Lad; Dr. Shashikant Patil

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

STUDY OF POLLUTION INDEX IN A STRETCH OF ESTUARINE AREA OF BHAYANDER AND NAIGAON, THANE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

Dr. Devdatta Lad, Dr. Shashikant Patil

Abstract :

The present study revealed the species diversity of phytoplankton and pollution status in the estuarine waters along the area of Bhayander and Naigaon. In the present investigation, total 42 species of Phytoplankton belonging to 5 families were observed at Station No.1 Bhayander and Station No.2 Naigaon. The mean Shannon Wiener diversity index for Phytoplankton at Station No.1 Bhayander and Station No.2 Naigaon were 3.50 � 0.13 and 3.53 � 0.15 respectively. Whereas the Margalef Species Diversity Index for Station No.1 Bhayander and Station No.2 Naigaon were 3.15 � 0.11 and 3.12 � 0.16 respectively. The Staub et.al. scale of pollution in terms of species diversity index for Phytoplankton revealed slight pollution for both the Stations under study.