Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on the Hydro Biogeochemistry of lake Taal Ratoi a Fresh Water Lake

Authors

  • Mohammad Faizan  Department of Botany, Shibli National College, Azamgarh, India
  • Abdullah  Department of Botany, Shibli National College, Azamgarh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST229146

Keywords:

Anthropogenic activities, Fresh Water Lake, Eutrophication, Ecology, Littoral zone, Catchment area, Correlation matrix

Abstract

A fresh water lake the Taal Ratoi was chosen for present study situated near Fatehpur Mandaon village of Mau district in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. This lake is having an area of 1837 hectare and connected with River Ghaghara. Being a shallow water lake its is greatly affected by anthropogenic activities which include discharge of domestic waste, agricultural runoff, fisheries, boating, urbanization and use of recalcitrant materials. This results into eutrophication, acidification, siltation, and toxic contamination of the lake. For the present study physico-chemical properties of water analyzed from June to April 2019-2021 at ten sampling stations along the littoral and catchment area of lake. The statistical analysis of data revealed that the lake was eutrophic and the surface water contains high concentration of Nitrate 5.10mg/L and Phosphate 2.98mg/L. The mean value of pH 8.43, Electric conductivity 203.58µs/cm, Total Dissolve Solids 94.51mg/L, Dissolve oxygen 12.81mg/L, Salinity 212.74mg/L, and Total Dissolve Carbon 9.55mg/L were also analyzed. There were a positive correlation matrix found in between all physico-chemical parameters while a negative correlation was found between pH and Dissolve Oxygen. In this study a significant impact of anthropogenic activities were observed. It was found that the selected lake is being polluted and anoxic because the high anthropogenic activities such as fisheries and agricultural activities are taking place in the area. It was also found that littoral zone of the lake is total covered with the species Eichhornia crassipes and catchment area with Hydrilla verticillata and Potamogeton crispus [5].

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Mohammad Faizan, Abdullah "Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on the Hydro Biogeochemistry of lake Taal Ratoi a Fresh Water Lake" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 9, Issue 1, pp.293-299, January-February-2022. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST229146