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Volume 8

Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography

ISSN: 2157-7625

Ecology 2018

March 19-20, 2018

March 19-20, 2018 | Berlin, Germany

World Conference on Ecology

Benthic macroinvertebrates as the bioindicators of freshwater pollution in river Dorr

Tehmina Qadeer

1

, Tahir Sarfraz

2

and

Kinza Irshad

2

1

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

2

Govt Post Graduate College Mandian Abbottabad, Pakistan

T

he present study was conducted in river Dorr, district Abbottabad to assess responses of bioindicators towards untreated waste

water from Abbottabad city. The sites A and B were studied from January to June 2017. Site A was selected 2km upstream

of point source of pollution while site B was selected 2km downstream. Seven bioindicator taxa of macrobenthos were selected

viz., Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera, Odonata, Diptera and Mollusca. The collection of invertebrates was

performed using D-frame kicknet and handpicking. 2205 organisms were collected from site A, belonging to nineteen families.

The Ephemeroptera was most diversified and represented by seven families, while Family Rhyacophilidae, Order Trichoptera, was

dominant in terms of richness (37.1% individuals). Coleoptera and Odonata, were represented by 0.09% and 1.08% individuals

respectively. At site B, a total of 1714 individuals were sampled belonging to eight families. Diptera, the pollution tolerant group,

showed dominance in terms of diversity and richness with Family Chironomidae being represented by 67.6% individuals.

Coleoptera and Odonata were not encountered at site B at all, while highly pollution sensitive taxon, Plecoptera, was totally absent

at both sites. To evaluate degree of pollution, total eleven biological indices were applied including FBI, EPT/C, EPT index, ETO

index, %Diptera, %DF, Simpson’s diversity index, SIGNAL, CLI, BMWP and ASPT. The overall result of indices regarded site

A having excellent aquatic conditions while site B was found to be highly polluted. Functional feeding groups were identified

and seven functional feeding group indices were worked out to determine ecological status of the river. The scrappers showed

much abundance (55.05%) at site A while gatherer-collectors were dominant (72.8%) at site B downstream. The dominance of

certain groups, low richness of predators and absence of shredders revealed ecological disturbances at both sites. The present

study revealed that the site A had very good water quality while site B was found to be severely polluted and deteriorated. It is

recommended that detailed taxonomic work regarding identification of benthic macroinvertebrates up to species level be carried

out and the development of a national scoring system is the dire need for reference and enhanced biomonitoring.

Biography

Tehmina Qadeer has done her bachelor’s (hons) in Environmental Sciences and has worked on Ecological management of polluted soil. Currently, she is doing her

MS in Environmental Sciences, in CIIT, Abbottabad. Her research work is focused on Ecological restoration of affected areas near industries.

tehminaqadeer@yahoo.com

Tehmina Qadeer et al., J Ecosyst Ecography 2018, Volume 8

DOI: 10.4172/2157-7625-C1-032