RajendhiranViji
Bharathidasan University, India
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Oceanography
The rapid human populations and industrialization activities discharging wastewaters is major threading factors of the marine biodiversity and human health. The aim of this study focuses on anthropogenic activities of shorelineurbanization and industrialization pollution issues areas seawater qualities analyzed in Gulf of Mannar regions, Tuticorin. The seawater samples were collected at five different points ofthe shoreline locations in Tuticorin coast pre-monsoon seasons of 2014, and water quality parameters were analyzed on the standard methods. Physico-chemical parameters; pH, temperature, Electrical conductivity, salinity and dissolved oxygen and microbiological indicators; total heterotrophic bacteria (THB), total coliform bacteria (TCB), fecal coliform bacteria (FCB), total Enterococcus bacteria (TEB) and E.coli. Results were denoted that microbiological indicators highly exceeded in Indian primary seawater quality standards limits and physico-chemical parameters fluctuation was neglected. The average level of microbiological indicators population densities (THB 79 cfu/ml-2, TCB 27 cfu/ml-1, FCB 14 cfu/ml-1, TEB 3 cfu/ml-1, E.coli 8 cfu/ml-1) recorded in seawater. This kind of study has immensely supporting to control of the seawater quality declining sources, protection ofmarine biodiversity and preventing action of marine borne diseases coastal organisms and human health. To frequent effective seawater quality monitoring work is required for the possible anthropogenic activities pollution sources in coastline industries and urban areas and ecological richest marine biodiversity sensitive zones.
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