Water quality assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators in streams and rivers around Sebeta, Ethiopia

Mezgebu, Amare; Lakew, Aschalew; Lemma, Brook

doi:10.2989/16085914.2019.1685450

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“…Families specific to lower temperature included Limnephilidae and Psychodidae, whereas Hydroptilidae and Notonectidae are families of warmer region. Thus, assessment of benthic macroinvertebrates can be useful in determination of water quality monitoring, and habitat health, especially in freshwater systems (Hussain, 2012;Metcalfe, 1989;Mezgebu et al, 2019;Silva et al, 2022;Wallace & Webster, 1996).…”

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Differential distribution of macroinvertebrate associated with water quality

2023

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Streams and rivers are the major source of drinking water and irrigation in many developing countries. Stream health is a major criterion and regulator of the health of its dependents (invertebrates, aquatic flora, fishes, animals, and humans). For the sustenance of a balanced ecosystem, a mutual existence between flora and fauna along with other abiotic factors is a prerequisite. Benthic fauna lying on the riverbed serves as a food source for fish, larger insects, birds, etc. Nowadays, most freshwater bodies are getting polluted through various anthropogenic activities like mining, land‐use practices (fertilizers and insecticides), industrial effluent, and sewage inlet. Due to the water contamination, there have been observed changes in the physicochemical parameters of the water. The macroinvertebrate species being sensitive to these changes play an important role not only in determining the health of the water body but also in regulating the ecosystem. After review, it was observed that order like Diptera dominated in various locations, comprising of family Ceratopogonidae and Chironomidae, followed by order Trichoptera and Coleoptera. Species belonging to family Baetidae and Chironomidae possess pollution tolerance capabilities; additionally, these species can survive at a wide range of temperatures. Species from families such as Simuliidae showed their existence at varying water velocities. Families like Limnephilidae, Simuliidae, and Glossosomatidae exhibited their survival in fast moving water whereas Notonectidae, Hydrophilidae Gomphidae, Coenagrionidae, Libellulidae, Aeshnidae, and Dryopidae indicated species of low waterflow. Species of the family Tipulidae have been related to areas of high conductivity, whereas Gomphidae, Dryopidae, and Glossomatidae as species of low conductivity. Hydrophilidae and Notonectidae dominated high temperature areas. The present study will put forth before the government, current scenario of macroinvertebrate structure depending on the different characteristics of the water. This will help in regulating and controlling water pollution.

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“…As surface water is exposed, it is more likely threatened than groundwater sources. Human population, land useland cover change, and surrounding vegetation are some factors that affect surface water condition (Grinevskii 2014;Mezgebu et al 2019;Lei et al 2021). Furthermore, the population growth rate of Bawean is only 2% within two decades.…”

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“…Basyuni et al (2018) andMaida et al (2018) show that benthic macroinvertebrates are used as indicators because of their limited movement, sensitivity level towards environmental changes, and long development period in the aquatic environment. To complete the water quality assessment, ecological indexes are needed, such as (a) Shannon-Wiener diversity index and (b) Family Biotic Index (FBI) who depends on the type of benthic macroinvertebrate (Mezgebu et al 2019;Etemi et al 2020;Tampo et al 2021). In Bawean Island, the initial steps towards monitoring freshwater ecosystems should be taken since there is no information about the water quality of its surface water sources.…”

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Community structure and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of water quality in some waterfall ecosystems, Bawean Island, Indonesia

Retnaningdyah¹,

Arisoesilaningsih²,

Vidayanti³

et al. 2023

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Retnaningdyah C, Arisoesilaningsih E, Vidayanti V, Purnomo, Febriansyah SC. 2023. Community structure and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of water quality in some waterfall ecosystems, Bawean Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 370-378. Bawean Island is a small island with a fairly dense population, so the need for water resources is quite high. On Bawean Island, several waterfalls have been found that have a hydrological function capable of supplying water continuously for drinking water, raw materials, agricultural irrigation functions and other daily activities that are very important for the people of Bawean Island. However, the quality of the waterfall ecosystem on Bawean Island has never been studied. This study aims to evaluate the water quality of some waterfall ecosystems on Bawean Island using the community structure and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates as a complement to water physicochemical monitoring. This study used the Ex Post Facto method. The research was conducted at 6 waterfalls found on Bawean Island. The physicochemical quality of the water observed included air temperature, water temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), conductivity, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), nitrate, and Total Phosphate (TP). The quality of the benthic macroinvertebrate that had been monitored included Importance Value Index (IVI), taxa richness, total density, Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index (H’), and an ecological index, namely the Family Biotic Index (FBI). The monitoring data then be used to analyze the interaction between water quality profiles and macroinvertebrates profiles by conducting Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Based on the results obtained, the water quality in the Bawean Island waterfall, according to the FBI index categorized as Good-Excellent. According to Indonesian government regulation (PP. No. 22 of 2021), some parameters of water quality in Putri and Suwari waterfall were classified as class 2, which can be used for water tourism infrastructure, fish farming also agriculture and the others are categorized as class 3 which is only used for fish farming and agriculture. To maintain good water quality, the waterfall manager needs to control human activities around the waterfall’s ecosystem.

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“…The life cycle of macroinvertebrates is affected by environmental disturbances, fact that enables the easy identification of adverse effects caused by such disturbances on the environment (BUSS, BAPTISTA;NESSIMIAN, 2003). Several researchers have recently used benthic macroinvertebrates as water-quality bioindicators (BLAKE;RHANOR, 2020;CHAGAS et al, 2017a;MEZGEBU;LAKEW;LEMMA, 2019;NASCIMENTO;ALVES-MARTINS;OCHIENG;ODONG;OKOT-OKUMU, 2020, PEREIRA et al, 2020SUDARSO et al, 2021).…”

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Impact of urbanization on the water quality of the Uberaba River and tributaries

Domingues

Biscalquini

Senhuk

et al. 2021

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This paper evaluated the quality of the water in Uberaba River and tributaries. Seven sites were sampled, in a 12-km under the influence of the urban area. The sampling site started upstream the raw-water catchment station, passing through the urban perimeter, upstream and downstream the discharge of the effluent treated by the Sewage Treatment Plant. Benthic macroinvertebrates were collected using a Surber net and, after identification, the indices of BMWP, diversity, equitability and dominance were calculated, besides functional group analysis. In each sampling site, it was analyzed microbiological and physicochemical parameters in order to identify possible domestic and/or industrial pollution sources. A rapid assessment protocol (RAP) was also applied, and land use and occupation aspects were mapped. The water collected in the furthest sampling site from the urban area and with vegetation in the surroundings, presented satisfactory quality, based in BMWP index. However, this quality dropped to very poor as the river water crossed the urban perimeter. The land use and occupation map showed a predominance of agriculture/pasture and urbanization. In addition, the presence of E. coli and the high levels recorded for some metals (principally cooper and cadmium), suggested contamination of the water with domestic and industrial effluents.

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Water quality assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators in streams and rivers around Sebeta, Ethiopia

Cited by 20 publications

References 6 publications

Differential distribution of macroinvertebrate associated with water quality

Differential distribution of macroinvertebrate associated with water quality

Community structure and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of water quality in some waterfall ecosystems, Bawean Island, Indonesia

Impact of urbanization on the water quality of the Uberaba River and tributaries

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