Effects of sewage water on diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) and water quality in two tropical streams in Costa Rica

 

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المؤلف: Michels, Astrid
التنسيق: artículo original
الحالة:Versión publicada
تاريخ النشر:1998
الوصف:The influence of pig farm sewage on waler quality and diatoms was studied in two tropical streams over a five-month period. Sewage water inflows led to increased concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorus. ammo­nium, nitrite and to oxygen deficits. Due to self-purification, a decrease of ammonium coupled with an increase in nitrate occurred downstream. In total, 127 species of diatoms were recorded. Thirteen species restricted to tropical regions were found particularly at the spring-site. Correlation between dominant species and hydro-chemical pa­rameters were calculated: Nitzshiq fonticola occurred especially at unpolluted sites, Gomphonema parvulum, Navicula subminuscula and Nitzschia palea were more abundant at sewage-polluted sites and Cocconeis placentula seemed to be tolerant to pollution. A cluster-analysis showed that diatom assemblages at the spring-site were different from all other sites. Light and water current were discussed as factors influencing the spring-site assemblages.
البلد:Portal de Revistas UCR
المؤسسة:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
اللغة:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/29654
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/29654
كلمة مفتاحية:Diatoms
tropical streams
water chemistry
organic pollution
nutrients