Pollution in Mithi River
of Mumbai
A. Kollah
Map showing
flow of Mithi
River in
Mumbai
Read the following research
paper
Answer the following
questions
 With reference to Fig 2, which heavy metal’s concentration
increased the most from 2009-10 to 2010 – 11 ?
 With reference to table 1, deduce which month was the
pollution level the lowest.
 Discuss the impacts of heavy metals on freshwater ecosystems.
 List the environmental and anthropogenic sources of 4 heavy
metals.
Read the following research
paper
Answer the following questions
 With reference to Fig 4, discuss the variations of the
occurrence of algae in different seasons.
 State the importance of algae in freshwater ecosystems?
Read the following research
paper
Answer the following questions
 Describe wastewater treatment.
 Discuss how the government plays a role in managing the Mithi
River.
 Research about the current state and practices in place to
save the Mithi River.
Works Cited
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Handa, Shruti, and Rahul Jadhav. "Biodiversity of Algae in Mithi River- A Pilot Study."
ResearchGate, Global Journal of Advanced research, 30 Aug. 2015,
www.researchgate.net/publication/305905005_Biodiversity_of_algae_in_Mithi_river-
_A_pilot_study. Accessed 16 Nov. 2020.
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Korgaonkar, Prakash, and S. K. Ukarande. "Conservation of Natural Ecosystem of Mithi River."
IRD India, International Journal of Recent Advances in Engineering & Technology
(IJRAET), 2016, www.irdindia.in/journal_ijraet/pdf/vol4_iss4/10.pdf. Accessed 15 Nov. 2020.
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Singare, Pravin, et al. "Heavy Metal Pollution in Mithi River of Mumbai."
http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.fs.20120203.03.html, Scientific and Academic
Publishing, 2012, article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.fs.20120203.03.html. Accessed 15 Nov. 2020.