Pollutional Impact of River Jamuna Water on Fishery and Public Health.

      Аннотация: ABOUT THE WORK: The Yamuna River is one of the most beautiful rivers of India. It is the biggest tributary of the Ganga in Northern India and has been a symbol of sanctity. Run-off from house drains, street disposals, sewage, fertilizers, debries, etc. the wastes through biochemical action. The physicochemical characteristics of the River water at five selected sites are expressed with their statistical analysis of various major and minor factors. In this book, readers will find the impact of various pollutants (effluents of dyeing and tannery industries, etc.) on the biology of test fish Labeo rohita and impact on the public health, especially on the inhabitants of Agra municipal area. The Book ends in recommending the strategies to give relief from the various problems aroused by the polluted water. The treatment of sewage and industrial wastes, various sanitation schemes, treatment of sewage effluents, construction of electric crematorium at various localities near Jamuna and the most important Jamuna Action Plan are discussed and it would be interesting and useful for the environmentalists, naturalists and all those readers who have heart for the protection of Nature’s gifts.

Ключевые слова: Fishery Biology, Public Health, water pollution, Assessment of Pollution, Jamuna River