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Counts of Indicator Bacterial Assemblages and Concentration of Trace Metal and Physicochemical analysis of oil polluted water and sediment samples from Automobile Garage in Tiruchirappalli city, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Biotechnology, Cauvery College for Women, affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, INDIA,
  • 2 Dept of Biotechnology, Nehru Memorial College (Autonomous), affiliated to Bharathidasan University Puthanampatti, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 4, Issue (10), Pages 87-94, October,22 (2015)

Abstract

Oil pollution is a common environmental problem in worldwide and was affected the surrounding ecosystems at large extent, and it is an unsatisfactory for use by the general public has become a health problem. The present study was conducted to examine the effects of physiochemical, trace metals and microbiological concentrations in waters and sediment (6) samples of three selected locations in Tiruchirappalli city, Southern India which is receiving several pollutants from various sources. The ranges of pH, TDS, EC, DO, BOD, TA, TH, Ca, Mg, Na, K, HCO3, CO3, Cl, SO4, N-NO2, O-PO4 and oil/ grease in sewage water sample of summer season were 8.11-8.64, 800.8-1070.6, 1271.1-1699.3 (µS/cm), 0-1, 3.1-4.6, 61.2-70.1,141.0-202.0, 148.0-174.8, 68.9-83.5, 79.1-91.3, 93.4-120.5, 54.7-71.6, 136.4-185.6, 4.6-16.4, 247.8-400.8, 60.5-81.3, 6.4-14.5, 11.4-25.9 and 9.4-13.4 mg/L, respectively. Metal contents of oil polluted water samples such as Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ne Pb and Zn concentrations are between 2.12-4.1, 0.57-1.12, 2.78-4.23, 7.45-10.56, 0.31-0.52, 1.87-2.64 and 4.12-5.98 mg L-1, respectively. In oil polluted water sample, counts of TVC, TC, TS, FC, FS, VLO, SC and PC were in the range of 41.0-81.0 x[103] CFU/mL, 5.8-16.4 x [102] CFU/mL, 1.4-4.2 x [102] CFU/mL, 1.2-6.5 x [102] CFU/mL, 0.4-1.4 x [102] CFU/mL, 3.5-8.6 x [102] CFU/mL, 0.7-1.4 x [102] CFU/mL and 5.7-10.3 x [103] CFU/mL, respectively. The sediment samples got higher concentrations of all the parameters than the water samples due to the flocculation process. The general distribution pattern suggests that the nature of the water and sediment has a significant role in the retention of indicator bacteria and the physiochemical and trace metals were helped their growth.

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