US EPA

362081 

Journal Article 

Concentrations of heavy metals and aquatic macrophytes of Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar an anthropogenic lake affected by coal mining effluent 

Mishra, VK; Upadhyay, AR; Pandey, SK; Tripathi, BD 

2008 

Yes 

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
ISSN: 0167-6369
EISSN: 1573-2959 

141 

1-3 

49-58 

English 

17674134 

10.1007/s10661-007-9877-x 

Five heavy metals Cu, Cd, Mn, Pb and Hg were found in high concentration from three sampling sites located in Asia's largest anthropogenic lake Govind Ballabh Pant GBP Sagar. Concentrations of these heavy metals were measured in Water, bottom sediment and in different parts of the aquatic macrophytes collected from the reservoir. Plants collected from the lake were Eichhornia crassipes, Azolla pinnata, Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrrhiza, Potamogeton pectinatus, Marsilea quadrifolia, Pistia stratiotes, Ipomea aquqtica, Potamogeton crispus, Hydrilla verticillata and Aponogeton natans. These plants have shown the high concentrations of Cu, Cd, Mn, Pb and Hg in their different parts due to bioaccumulation. In general plant roots exhibited higher concentrations of heavy metals than corresponding sediments. A comparison between different morphological tissues of the sampled plants reveled the metal concentration in following order roots > leaves. Analyses of bottom sediment indicated the higher concentrations of Cd, Mn, Cu and Pb. Strong positive correlations were obtained between the metals in water and in plants as well as between metal in sediment and in plants. Indicating the potential of these plants for pollution monitoring of these metals. 

aquatic plants; biological indicators; cadmium; coal mine spoil; copper; effluents; heavy metals; indicator species; lakes; lead; leaves; manganese; mercury; monitoring; plant tissues; polluted water; roots; sediment; water pollution; water quality; India; Aponogeton; Azolla pinnata; Eichhornia crassipes; Hydrilla verticillata; Ipomoea aquatica; Lemna minor; Marsilea quadrifolia; Pistia stratiotes; plants; Potamogeton crispus; Potamogeton pectinatus; Spirodela polyrhiza; Aponogetonaceae; Hydrocharitales; Najadales; monocotyledons; angiosperms; Spermatophyta; eukaryotes; Azolla; Azollaceae; ferns; Pteridophyta; Eichhornia; Pontederiaceae; Liliales; Hydrilla; Hydrocharitaceae; South Asia; Asia; Developing Countries; Commonwealth of Nations; Ipomoea; Convolvulaceae; Solanales; dicotyledons; Lemna; Lemnaceae; Arales; Marsilea; Marsileaceae; Pistia; Araceae; Potamogeton; Potamogetonaceae; Spirodela; Aponogeton natans; bioaccumulation; colliery spoil; Filicopsida; Mn; Pontederiales; surveillance systems; water composition and quality; Zosterales; Environmental Tolerance of Plants (FF900); Aquatic Biology and Ecology (MM300); Water Resources (PP200); Pollution and Degradation (PP600); Industrial Wastes and Effluents (XX400)