Study on Distribution of Phytoplankton Collected from Palair Lake, Khammam, Telangana, India

Abstract

Limnological studies have been conducted on three stations of Palair Lake over a period of two years starting from 2013 to 2015. A monthly variation in quality of the water has been studied. Rapid population growth, growing living standards, a wide range of human activities, industrialization, and greater food production stress have all contributed to the contamination of aquatic ecosystems. In the vast majority of situations, pollutants induce observable changes in abiotic and biotic communities. The number of phytoplankton is used as an indicator of water quality because they rely on it for survival and dominance. Diatoms are widely distributed and have a remarkable ability to ingest and exhibit water quality variations. The result indicates that all the three stations are good and can be used for domestic and irrigation purpose.