| Author | Agrawal, Sunil Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-79-08 |
| Subject(s) | DDT (Insecticide)--Physiological effect
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | In view of DDT persistence in the aquatic environment, a dynamic
biological system capable of simultaneously distinguishing between bioaccumulation and biomagnification through successive trophic levels in an aquatic system was studied at room temperature (30°C). The organisms used in the system were algae, predominantly Chlorella sp., fresh water
mussels, Viriparus sp. and the fishes Puntius gonionotus sp ·
The DDT, because it is not soluble in water, was used in hexane solution in applying to the system. The water and organisms were analyzed
weekly for DDT concentrations during the 8-week experimental period. DDT can be bioaccumulated by fish and algae, and magnified also by fish. Fresh water mussels were found to be a poor indicator of DDT contamination. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chongrak Polprasert ;Samorn Muttamara |
| Examination Committee(s) | Lohani, Bindu N.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1979 |