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Investigation of inorganic nutrients available in Mula and Mutha River from Origin to Pune City, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Environmental Science, Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune, India
  • 2Department of Environmental Science, Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune, India
  • 3Department of Environmental Science, Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune, India
  • 4Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 10, Issue (1), Pages 48-54, January,22 (2021)

Abstract

The study was aimed to identify the availability of inorganic nutrients in Mula and Mutha River. These were checked at selected locations from their origin to Pune city. The nutrients play an important role in the growth of plants and maintenance of overall aquatic diversity. Even as it becomes very necessary to understand the extent of nutrient pollution levels in rivers as waste discharges are on the rise day by day. The study was based on the hypothesis that lower concentrations of inorganic nutrients are available in waters of Mula and Mutha at the origin places as watershed areas while nutrients are in high concentrations in the city plains. Changes in nutrients could also give ideas about sources of pollution levels alongside the rivers. Overall, the purpose was to collect useful baseline data related to variations in nutrients for designing a river restoration plan.

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