Algal Biodiversity of Polluted Waters of River Gomti - A Study

12-14A study on algal biodiversity at different polluted sites of river Gomti of Lucknow is reported. A total 23 algal forms have been observed, out of which sixteen are diatioms of Bacillariophyceae, four are green. Algae and the rest three are blue- green algae. It has been found that green algae, being pollution-sensiti ve form is not present at site- I of Gomti river, where the level of poll ution is low or nil. Sites II and III are polluted areas dominated by pollution indicators of diatoms. As a pollution resistant alga Oscillatoria has been found at polluted as well as unpolluted sites of the river Gomti