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Seasonal Dynamics of Bacterial Indicators in the Albanian Part of Prespa Lake
Corresponding Author(s) : E. Hamzaraj
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 25 No. 2 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 2
Abstract
The aim of present study is to assess the water quality of Prespa Lake according to microbiological indicators, such as total coliform bacteria and heterotrophic bacteria. Prespa Lake is part of Prespa National Park which is one of the protected areas in Albania and, apart from this, is an international focal point mentioned for its high biodiversity. MPN index was used for evaluation of total coliform bacteria in water. The number of heterotrophic bacteria was determined by counting colonies on plates with plate count agar. Samples were collected from May 2008 to May 2009 in two stations. The highest value of total coliform bacteria in water is registered in May, while the number of heterotrophic bacteria has not changed too much during the year. According to the received results for heterotrophic bacteria, the Lake Prespa water quality was in the frames of I-II class.
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H. Kang and H. Seki, Arch. Hydrobiol., 98, 39 (1983).
A. Starzecka, Acta Hydrobiol., 27, 477 (1986).
American Public Health Association (APHA-AWWA-WPCF): Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Washington, DC, USA, edn. 20 (1998).
M. Brahimi, M.Sc. Thesis, Study of Dynamics of Microbial and Chemical Indicators Along Durres Seacoast During 2005-2006 (in Albanian), Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania (2006).
W. Kohl, Arch. Hydrobiol., 44, 392 (1975).
L. Lokoska, M. Jordanoski and E. Veljanoska-Sarafiloska, In the Proceedings of Ist Simposium of Ecologists of the Republic of Montenegro: The Water Quality of the Lake Prespa and its Tributaries, Tivat, Montenegro (2004).
H.P. Jarvie, P.J.A. Withers and C. Neal, Hydrol. Earth System Sci., 6, 113 (2002).
M. Reiss and J. Chapman, Environmental Biology, Cambridge Advanced Sciences, p. 100 (2000).
V. Sladecek, Arch. Hidrobiol., 7, 220 (1973).
M. Meybeck, D. Chapman and R. Helmer, Global Assessment of Fresh Waters Quality-A First Assessment. Basil Blackwell, Oxford, p. 307 (1989).
World Health Organization: Microbiological Methods for Water Quality Monitoring, Second report, Copenhagen, p. 4 (1984).
D. Chapman, UNESCO/WHO/UNEP: Water Quality Assessment: A Guide to the use of Biota, Sediments and Water in Environmental Monitoring, edn. 2 (1996).
UN/ECE Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment: Guidelines on Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary and International Lakes, part B: Technical Guidelines (2003).
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