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DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF PLATES
1. INTRODUCTION
Introduction
1.1 Pollution and its impact on aquatic life
1.2 Stress on Fishes
1.3 Stress and Haematology of Fishes
1.4 River Periyar – Pollution and Health hazards
1.5 Objectives
The main objectives
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Review of Literature
2.1 Water quality status
2.2 Water Quality of river Periyar
2.3 Physico - chemical Stress in river Periyar
2.4 Stress on Fishes
2.5 Physico-chemical Stressors
2.6 Haematology and Stress studies
3. MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.1 Study Area
3.2 Experimental Fishes
3.3 Water Analysis
3.4 Experimental Details
3.5 Analysis of Haematological parameters
3.6 Mortality Rate
TABLE - 1 MAIN FEATURES OF RIVER PERIYAR
Table 2 Rainfall Data (mm) of river Periyar basin from October 2002 to December 2003
Table 3 Rainfall Data (mm) of river Periyar basin for the year of 2004
Fig.1 Collection sites of water samples
Fig. 2 Sketch of effluent outlets into Periyar in Eloor - Edayar industrial region
Fig. 3 Eloor – Edayar Industrial Area
PLATE 1: Collection sites
PLATE 2
PLATE 3
PLATE 4
PLATE 5: Experimental Fishes
4. RESULTS
4.1 Physico-chemical analysis of water samples
4.2 Haematological Studies
4.3 Mortality rate of the experimental fishes
PLATE 6 Morphological changes in the blood corpuscles of P.sophore exposed to different concentrations of riverwater from Site-V for various durations (Post-monsoon)
PLATE 7 Morphological changes in the blood corpuscles of P.sophore exposed to different concentrations of riverwater from Site-V for various durations (Postmonsoon) - (Continued)
PLATE 8 Morphological changes in the blood corpuscles of H.brachysoma exposed to different concentrations ofriver water from Site-V for various durations (Postmonsoon)
PLATE 9 Morphological changes in the blood corpuscles of H.brachysoma exposed to different concentrations of riverwater from Site-V for various durations (Post-monsoon) - (Continued)
5. DISCUSSION
5.1 Water Analysis
5.2 Haematological studies
5.3 Mortality
6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
summary
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
APPENDIX – I Water Quality Standards for Selected Parameters