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Department of Biotechnology shares Shivaji University, Kolhapur project on its website, social media

Edit The Times of India 13 Sep 2016
There were a few plants which could degrade the dyes and are found in the industrial effluent as much as 94%.The studies have proven that Macrophytes Ipomea aquatic, Alternanthera philoxeroides (a massively rooted macrophyte), and Salvinia molesta plants have a potential for textile dyes and effluent treatment. Ipomoea aquatic and the macrophyte can ......

Farmers dependent on polluted water for fodder

Edit The Times of India 09 Sep 2016
BENGALURU; There are 17 inlets through which untreated sewage enters Varthur Lake. "Big apartments have sprung up all around the lake, causing sewage, detergents and chemicals to enter the water body . No doubt, the water is contaminated, but we can't stop farming because of that ... Nutrient enrichment and exuberant growth of macrophytes and algae in the lake have reduced oxygen levels and are a constant threat to aquatic life ... RELATED....

Dead fish found floating on polluted Varthur lake

Edit Deccan Herald 07 Sep 2016
Many dead cat fish were seen floating on the polluted Varthur Lake, in East Bengaluru on Wednesday. Experts point out that this was an sign that the lake is beyond repair now. But officials said they were unaware of the fish kill ... The water level in the lake had dropped and there was an increase in solid waste floating on the lake ... The macrophytes have covered most of the lake leading to fish kill,” he said ... ....

Mid-Season Harvesting Update (Ontario County, NY)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Aug 2016
(Source. Ontario County, NY). During three weeks of operations in July, 26 loads or an estimated 130 wet tons of nuisance aquatic vegetation were removed from the lake ... Other areas where three loads or more of vegetation were removed in July included Lakes End to Southwest Shores, Francis Shores and Dana Shores ... Information from the weekly Honeoye Lake monitoring program and macrophyte maps is also reviewed and influences our schedule....

Clear our drains, spare us the floods!

Edit Deccan Chronicle 03 Aug 2016
If we don't want to go the way of cities that flood every time the monsoon comes around, its time, that the encroachers with influential backing are told that short term gain cannot lead to long term pain ...  . “We need to act now ... Read ... Reports on encroachment. A.T ... K.B ... It found only four  in  good condition and 25 covered with macrophytes or dumped with solid or liquid waste and with little or no water ... ....

Cleaning Up Decades of Phosphorus Pollution in Lakes (Elsevier BV)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
(Source. Elsevier BV). Oxford, June 6, 2016. Phosphorus is the biggest cause of water quality degradation worldwide, causing 'dead zones', toxic algal blooms, a loss of biodiversity and increased health risks for the plants, animals and humans that come in contact with polluted waters ... --- ... 'A meta-analysis of water quality and aquatic macrophyte responses in 18 lakes treated with lanthanum modified bentonite (Phoslock®)', by B.M ... Cole, M....

Goa Univ-UK project to improve fish oil content

Edit The Times of India 21 Apr 2016
Panaji ... The project aims to apply and expand knowledge of nutrient and fatty acid compositions of sustainable, local, indigenous materials including macrophytes, microbes and macroalgae to assess their availability, feasibility and potential as feed ingredients in terms of nutritional quality, supply and socioeconomic viability ... ....

Experts Available on Impacts of Lake Okeechobee Discharge (FAU - Florida Atlantic University)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Mar 2016
(Source. FAU - Florida Atlantic University). Research. By Gisele Galoustian . 3/3/2016. An El Niño winter which brought record rainfall in January has been threatening the ecological health of the St. Lucie River in southeast Florida. Rising water levels in Lake Okeechobee led the U.S ... Lucie inlet. Late last month, Florida Gov ... Lucie and Lee counties ... He has expertise in ecology of marine and estuarine macrophytes and invertebrates ... -FAU-....

Plants and passion restore troubled waters

Edit China Daily 03 Feb 2016
Through years of research, Yu discovered that plants known as aquatic macrophytes should be planted during winter so they will purify the water before summer, the main season for outbreaks of blue-green algae. A typical day for Yu involves getting up at 6.30 am, patrolling the lake, planting macrophytes and collecting plant samples....

Only four of 105 lakes in City good, says IISc's latest study

Edit Deccan Herald 19 Jan 2016
Of these, 25 lakes were fully covered with macrophytes or aquatic plants ... The 25 lakes filled with macrophytes are - Amruthahalli, Avalahalli, Benniganahalli, Byrasandra, Chandapura, Doddabidarakallu, Doddabommasandra, Garvebhavipalya, Gottigere, Goudanakere, Herohalli, Horamavu, Hosakerahalli, Kammgondahalli, Kempambudhi Lake, Lakkasandra, ......

Wetlands treasures of Bengaluru

Edit The Times of India 13 Jan 2016
Wetlands (and lakes) constitute the most productive ecosystems with a wide array of goods and services. Wetlands provide a low-cost way to treat the community's waste water, while simultaneously functioning as wild fauna sanctuary, with public access ... In 2013, an exploratory field survey of 105 lakes in Bengaluru was done. Of these, 25 lakes were completely covered with macrophytes ... 98% lakes were encroached upon ... ....

Bengaluru lakes: Time to nail Pollution Control Board’s failures

Edit Deccan Chronicle 15 Dec 2015
We have tried a Lake Development Authority, adoption of lakes by corporates, and a dozen other ineffective measures, but the lakes continue to die ... Not often do we hear cases of an eight-year-old girl being washed away in an open drain or a lake catching fire ... Read ... Experts ... This has led to nutrient enrichment and profuse growth of macrophytes and algae,  which leads to reduced oxygen levels and threatens the aquatic life ...   ... ....

Come, see our frothing, poisoned lake!

Edit Deccan Chronicle 19 Oct 2015
Humongous amounts of industrial effluents and sewage have been flowing into Bellandur Lake for at least two decades ...   ...   ... IISc scientist ... The study states that nutrient enrichment and profuse growth of macrophytes and algae have  occurred, which lead to reduced oxygen levels and threaten the aquatic life ... Froth formation at outlets, profuse growth and spread of macrophytes are all the indicators of nutrient enrichment....
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