Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Response of some common fresh water algae to DDT applications

  • Published:
Proceedings / Indian Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Growth pattern of 3 common fresh water algaeChlorella, Scenedesmus andSpirulina was studied under the influence of organochlorine pesticide DDT, under laboratory conditions.Scenedesmus was found to be sensitive to DDT doses and growth was inhibited maximally up to 42% after 96h at 5ppm concentration. This alga shows phenotypic variations also in its colony structure at 3 ppm concentration.Chlorella andSpirulina are found to be highly tolerant and no growth inhibition is recorded at all doses of DDT. On the other hand, growth of these algae is promoted over that of control under the influence of DDT.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • ASA Special Publication No. 8 1966Pesticides and their effects on soils and water (Soil Society of America)

  • Becker E W and Venkataraman L V 1978A manual on the cultivation and processing of algae as a source of single cell algal protein (Mysore: CFTRI)

    Google Scholar 

  • Bradbury F R 1963 The systematic action of benzene hexachloride seed dressings;Am. Appl. Biol. 52 361–370

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Christie A E 1969 Effect of pesticides on algae;Water Sewage Works 116 172–176

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Corbette J R 1967The biochemical mode of action of pesticides (London, New York: Academic Press)

    Google Scholar 

  • Golterman H L 1971Methods of chemical analysis of fresh waters; IBP Handbook No. 8, International Biological Programme (Oxford, Edinburg: Blackwell)

    Google Scholar 

  • Krishnakumari M K 1977 Sensitivity of algaScenedesmus acutus to some pesticides;Life Sci. 20 1525–1532

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Luard E J 1973 Sensitivity ofDunaliella andScenedesmus (Chlorophyceae) to chlorinated hydrocarbons;Phycologia 12 29–33

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Ornon G Shelfe G and Levi A 1981 Environmental phenotypic variation ofScenedesmus dimorphus in high rate algae ponds and its relationship to waste water treatment and biomass production;Biotechnol. Bioeng. 23 2185–2198

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rup Lal and Saxena D M 1982 Accumulation, metabolism and effects of organochlorine insecticides on microorganism;Microbiol. Rev. 46 95–127

    Google Scholar 

  • Stein Janet R 1975Phycological methods: Culture methods and growth measurements (Cambridge: Univ. Press)

    Google Scholar 

  • Zarrouk C 1966Contribution aletude d’une cyanophyceae influence de divers facteurs physiques at chimiques sur la croissance et al photosynthere de Spirulina maxima (Setch et Gardner) Geitler, Ph.D. thesis, University of Paris, Paris

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, 440 020, Nagpur, India

    P R Chaudhari, Indira Jayangouder & K P Krishnamoorthi

Authors
  1. P R Chaudhari
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Indira Jayangouder
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. K P Krishnamoorthi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Chaudhari, P.R., Jayangouder, I. & Krishnamoorthi, K.P. Response of some common fresh water algae to DDT applications. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 99, 279–285 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053603

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053603

Keywords

Search

Navigation