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Abstract
The study is focused on the seasonal assessments of riverine water quality and the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates community at Mahisagar river, India. 27 physiochemical indicators and benthic macroinvertebrates community were identified as per aquatic ecological health criteria to evaluate water quality. Indices like Margalef’s species richness Fisher’s alpha diversity, Saprobic score, Diversity score were calculated to understand the effect of seasonal changes on the pollution tolerance levels of benthic macroinvertebrates. PCA was performed for identifying major pollutants. Applications of such statistical tools and scores, a solution toward the sustainable management of the ecological health of a river can be developed.
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Impact of seasonal variation on macrobenthos and physicochemical status was assessed.
22 samples were collected during the pre- & post-monsoon season from 11 locations.
4 biological indices were applied for analysis of macrobenthos.
PCA was also employed for the identification of influencing pollution components
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Nitasha Khatri
Nitasha Khatri has done her PhD degree in Environment Sciences. She has a work experience of 15 years in the field of environment. She has been serving in Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI) as Senior Scientific Officer. She has been actively contributing to the studies in the field of rural environment studies, river monitoring, biomonitoring of rivers, sewage study, pollution indicators. She is an author of around 13 scientific papers in environmental research. She is also the editor of the book ‘Covid 19 in Environment’ which was published in Elsevier.
Krutarth Raval
Krutarth Raval is a Post-graduate in Zoology from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He has a work experience of 2.5 years in the field of zoology and environmental science. He has been actively contributing to the studies in the field of biomonitoring, bio-indicator, entomology, and zoology. He is an author of 4 scientific papers and 1 book in the environmental and entomology research.
A. K. Jha
Ashutosh Kumar Jha is a Postgraduate in Physics from Delhi University. He is a member of the Indian Forest Services of 1986 batch. He has served in various capacities in Gujarat Forest Department and presently as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Director of Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI).
Maithri Tharmavaram
Maithri Tharmavaram is a project assistant at Gujarat Environment Management Institute. Her research is focused on developing surface modification strategies for Halloysite Nanotubes and use them for different biological and environmental applications. She has published more than 28 papers and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and is also a coeditor and author of the book ‘Handbook of Analytical Techniques in Forensic Science’ which was published with Elsevier.
Deepak Rawtani
Deepak Rawtani, C. Eng., is an Associate professor and Associate Dean at School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, India. His research is focused on forensic nanobiotechnology with special emphasis to DNA‐nanoparticle interaction and functionalization of Halloysite nanotubes for enzyme immobilization, drug delivery, environmental applications. Dr. Rawtani is the author of more than 75 scientific papers and handbooks in his research domain with journal of international repute. Besides a researcher, he is also a NABL empaneled Technical Assessor (ISO/IEC 17025).