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RESEARCH PAPER
The Impact of
En
Saidu Haruna
1
, Umar Danladi
2
,
1
Department of Biological Sciences, G
Sciences, Gombe State University, Go
Gadau, Bauchi, Nigeria,
4
Department
5
Department of Sciences Education, A
Phone number: (+234) 7065440943
Keywords: Macro invertebrate, E
Abstract
The frequent discharge of effluent m
factors causing water pollution nowa
factor for assessing water quality lev
friendly means to strengthen ecologic
of macro invertebrate was collected f
using five minute kicking techniques
study and a total of 105 aquatic inv
Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) t
changes the composition and distrib
channel of GSU is fairly good harbo
Odotana were also found in the samp
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Aquatic Insect As A Biomark
nvironmental Pollution
Bashir Mohammed Abubakar
3
, Muhammed Ishak
Ali Deba
5
Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria,
2
Department o
ombe, Nigeria,
3
Department of Biological Sciences, Bauc
of Biological Sciences, Gombe State University, Gombe
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
EPT taxa, Ecological integrity, Water quality, Zool
mainly from industrial and agricultural site has been
adays. For that reason, benthic macro invertebrate were
vel of polluted water channel. This might proved to b
cal integrity of water body than the other forms of asses
from water channel of Zoological garden Gombe State
s preserved and identified. Three sampling station were
vertebrate were recorded of which most species belong
taxa. Six physicochemical parameters were studied a
bution of aquatic insect in the station. This study sh
oring different species of aquatic insect. Pollution tole
pling station.
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