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ASSESSMENTOF TOTAL HYDROCARBON LEVELS IN DIFFERENT OIL-POLLUTED AQUATIC REGIONS – COASTAL REGION

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V D N Kumar Abbaraju*, B S A Andrews1, Sreeram, V2, Lakshmi B3, & Avinash Rai Kola*
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.5.138

Abstract

The Presence of Total Hydro Carbon(THC) levels in different surface waters, rocks, and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals in oil-polluted wetlands situated in various regions of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, INDIA, are considered in this present work. From this work, results demonstrated the elevated THC mean levels in water (19.3 + 2.2mg/l), sediment (284.32 + 38.32μg/g), Snails (398.12 + 45.24μg/g) and Fish (194.31 + 28.06486μg/g). These results revealed that the environment is polluted. The values of THC present in the water stream areas were beyond 9.8mg/l. There was a clear-cut seasonal variation observed in dry seasons which is P < 0.01 this is mainly due to more activities related to oil. In water levels of total hydrocarbon are enforced substantially as r = 0.816 by using levels of total hydrocarbon content in sediment which is also P < 0.01. From obtained results, the authors concluded that if the THC is presented continuously in various areas, it impacts many organisms, shown by important correlations noted as P<0.01 of total hydrocarbons among different species and surroundings. Maximum levels of THC present in sediments and surface water of these areas suggested that the quality of aquatic life unfavourably influences the activity of biological species.

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