ALGAL FLORA OF SUGAR INDUSTRY WASTE WATER

Sugar industry waste water is one of the sources of water pollution. It is rich in organic contents. This polluted water can affect the growth of certain organisms as well as provide nutrients to other organisms. During present research work algal diversity, and physico chemical assessment of sugar industry waste water has been studied. The experimental work was carried out for two consecutive years i.e. from Jun 2015 to May 2017. Algal samples were collected at monthly intervals from waste water of Maa Bageshwari sugar industry located at Partur tahsil of Jalna district of Maharashtra. Physico chemical assessment of sugar industry wastewater was performed by selecting certain physico chemical parameters. A total of 48 species under 29 genera belonged to Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Cyanophyceae were identified and recorded. Cyanophycean algal texa dominated algal flora.