Original Research Article I Volume 2 I Issue 2 I 2014
STATUS OF PATKAI LAKE NEAR TIKAK OPEN CAST MINE, ASSAM: A HYDRO-BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Runa Bhagabati; Aparajita Borkotoki
Biolife; 2014, 2(2), pp 615-626
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7214149
Abstract:
To see the impact of Acid mine drainage (AMD) in Patkai wetland near Tikak open cast mine of Margherita Sub-division , District Tinsukia, Assam, the hydro-biological characteristics were analysed for the year 2007-08. Physico-chemical characteristics revealed low D.O. (3.21 mg/l); high turbidity (25.19 NTU), hardness (83.15 mg/l); presence of heavy metals like Arsenic (0.038 mg/l) and Iron (0.18 mg/l) beyond permissible level in water and sediment soil. Aquatic diversity represents less diversity of plankton as well as low fish distribution with six species belonging to four genus indicating water pollution due to mining activities. The wetland needs immediate conservation to restore its value as potential water body.
Keywords:
parkai wetland, Hydrology, AMD, metal pollution, conservation
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Article Dates:
Received: 9 April 2014; Accepted: 23 May 2014; Published: 15 June 201
How To Cite:
Runa Bhagabati, & Aparajita Borkotoki. (2022). STATUS OF PATKAI LAKE NEAR TIKAK OPEN CAST MINE, ASSAM: A HYDRO-BIOLOGICAL APPROACH. Biolife, 2(2), 610–621. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7214149
