Monitoring of stream pollution using protozoan communities on artificial substrates
- Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg
Monitoring of stream pollution using protozoan communities on artificial substrates. Protozoan communities were sampled in 1978 from the South River near Waynesboro, Virginia, and compared with a study carried out in 1972. Five study stations were located above and below sources of pollution. Species richness followed the same pattern as in the 1972 study except at Station 2 (just below a major source of pollution) where a marked improvement in water quality occurred. Numbers of species increased significantly downstream from a source of pollution. This study provides evidence that protozoan communities may be used effectively in the assessment of water pollution and that results compare favorably with those based on macroinvertebrates which are more expensive to collect.
- DOE Contract Number:
- E-(40-1)-4939
- OSTI ID:
- 5929338
- Journal Information:
- Trans. Am. Microsc. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 99:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PROTOZOA
MONITORING
STREAMS
WATER QUALITY
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
POPULATION DENSITY
SAMPLING
SUBSTRATES
WATER POLLUTION
ANIMALS
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
INVERTEBRATES
MICROORGANISMS
POLLUTION
SURFACE WATERS
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