Manuscript Title:

FLORISTIC DIVERSITY OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER ALGAE FROM THE LAHORE CITY, PAKISTAN

Author:

RIZWAN SARWAR, RAHMATULLAH QURESHI, NOSHIN ILYAS, KHALID SAIFULLAH KHAN

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/QY3H5

Published : 2023-05-10

About the author(s)

1. RIZWAN SARWAR - Department of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2. RAHMATULLAH QURESHI - Department of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
3. NOSHIN ILYAS - Department of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
4. KHALID SAIFULLAH KHAN - Department of Soil Science, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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Abstract

This study examined the algae found in industrial effluent from Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest metropolis. In all, 74 algal species distributed across 25 genera and 19 families were identified. Cymbellaceae was the largest family that contributed maximu algal species (11 spp., 14.86%), followed by the Fragillariaceae (9 spp., 12.16%), Naviculaceae & Zygnemataceae (7 spp., 9.46% each), Desmidaceae (5 spp., 6.76%), Cladophoraceae, Euglenaceae & Oscillatoriaceae (4 spp., 5.41% each). The identified taxa can be used for phytoremediation programs.


Keywords

Algae, Industrial wastewater, Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta, Biosorbents, Lahore city, Pakistan.