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TITLE
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Isolation and culture of phytoplankton
2.2 Pesticides
2.3 Bioassay procedures
2.4 Growth measurements
2.4.1 Cell number
2.4.2 Carbon production
2.4.3 Pigment analysis
2.4.4 Analysis of BiochemicaI compounds
2.5 Photomicrography
2.6 Bioaccumulation
2.7 Statistical analysis
3 OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS
3.1 Isolation and development of algal cultures
3.2 Impact of pesticides on the growth of microalgae
3.2.1 Endosulfan
3.2.2 Ekalux
3.2.3 Fernoxone
3.2.4 Indofil
3.2.5 Nimbex
3.3 Impact of pesticides on the carbon production of algae
3.3.1 Endosulfan
3.3.2 Ekalux
3.3.3 Fernoxone
3.3.4 Indofil
3.3.5 Nimbex
3.4. Impact of pesticides on the pigment content of treated algae
3.4.1 Endosulfan
3.4.2 Ekalux
3.4.3 Fernoxone
3.4.4 Indofil
3.4.5 Nimbex
3.5 Impact of pesticides on the biochemical compounds of microalgae
3.5.1 Endosulfan
3.5.2 Ekalux
3.5.3 Fernoxone
3.5.4 Indofil
3.5.5 Nimbex
3.6 Morphology of the treated algae
3.7 Bioaccumulation of the organochlorine insecticide endosulfan on two algalspecies
3.8 Determination of 96 hr EC50 values
4 DISCUSSION
4.1 Effect of pesticides on the growth of microalgae
4.1.1 Endosulfan
4.1.2 Ekalux
4.1.3 Fernoxone (2, 4-D)
4.1.4 Indofil
4.1.5 Nimbex
4.2 Effect of pesticides on the carbon production of algae
4.2.1 Endosulfan
4.2.2 Ekatux
4.2.3 Fernoxone
4.2.4 Indofil
4.2.5 Nimbex
4.3 Effect of pesticides on the pigment content of microalgae
4.4 Effect of pesticides on the biochemical compounds of microalgae
4.5 Impact of pesticides on the morphology of algae
4.6 Bioaccumulation
4.7 ECso
5 CONCLUSIONS
6 SUMMARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY