Monitoring of impact of anthropogenic inputs on water quality of mangrove ecosystem of Uran,Navi Mumbai,west coast of India |
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| Affiliation: | 1. CSIR — National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, 176 Lawson''s Bay Colony, Visakhapatnam, AP 530017, India;2. Present address: ICMAM Project Directorate, 2nd Floor, NIOT Campus, Velacherry-Tambaram Main Road, Pallikkaranai, Chennai 600100, India;2. National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;3. WWF-Guianas, Paramaribo, Suriname;4. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Surface water samples were collected from substations along Sheva creek and Dharamtar creek mangrove ecosystems of Uran (Raigad), Navi Mumbai, west coast of India. Water samples were collected fortnightly from April 2009 to March 2011 during spring low and high tides and were analyzed for pH, Temperature, Turbidity, Total solids (TS), Total dissolved solids (TDS), Total suspended solids (TSS), Dissolved oxygen (DO), Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), Carbon dioxide (CO2), Chemical oxygen demand (COD), Salinity, Orthophosphate (O-PO4), Nitrite–nitrogen (NO2–N), Nitrate–nitrogen (NO3–N), and Silicates. Variables like pH, turbidity, TDS, salinity, DO, and BOD show seasonal variations. Higher content of O-PO4, NO3–N, and silicates is recorded due to discharge of domestic wastes and sewage, effluents from industries, oil tanking depots and also from maritime activities of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), hectic activities of Container Freight Stations (CFS), and other port wastes. This study reveals that water quality from mangrove ecosystems of Uran is deteriorating due to industrial pollution and that mangrove from Uran is facing the threat due to anthropogenic stress. |
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| Keywords: | Water quality Mangroves Nutrients Anthropogenic inputs Jawaharlal Nehru Port |
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