Browsing Institute's contributions by Author "Gajbhiye, S.N."
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A case study on the impact of industrial effluent disposal on the fishery of Amba River Estuary, Maharashtra
Gajbhiye, S.N.; Mehta, P.; Mustafa, S.; Nair, V.R. (Indian Fisheries Association, 1995)The impact of waste discharge on fishery resources is a matter of great concern. The accepted norm in all environmental impact assessment studies is to avoid areas of high fishery potential while locating a marine outfall. ... -
A preliminary estimate of total petroleum hydrocarbons in water and osme commercially important fish species in the Amba estuary, west coast of India
Rao, M.N.; Ram, A.; Rokade, M.A.; Raja, P.; Rakesh, P.S.; Chemburkar, P.; Gajbhiye, S.N. (Springer, 2016)Amba Estuary, which receives effluent from several industries including a petrochemical complex, opens to the southern limits of the Mumbai Harbor. The study was conducted to find out the level of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ... -
Assessment of biological characteristics on coastal environment of Murud (Maharashtra) during the oil spill (17 May 1993)
Gajbhiye, S.N.; Mustafa, S.; Mehta, P.; Nair, V.R. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 1995)A rupture of a feeder riser pipeline resulted in spillage of crude oil estimated to be 3000-8000 tonnes in Bombay High Region on 17 May 1993. The treated spill broken down into several patches and drifted south and finally ... -
Assessment of enteric bacterial indicators and correlation with physico-chemical parameters in Veraval coast, India
Borade, S.; Dhawde, R.; Maloo, A.; Gajbhiye, S.N.; Ram, A.; Dastager, S.G. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 2015)In present study, the prevalence of enteric bacterial indicators like Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Proteus, Klebsiella, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus like organism in water and sediment of Veraval ... -
Benthic polychaetes in the Ratnagiri bay, India: Influence of anthropogenic factors
Sukumaran, S.; Bhokepode, K.; Telavane, M.; Kubal, P.; Gajbhiye, S.N. (Triveni Enterprises, 2011)Study of changes in macrobenthic community structure is an intrinsic part of many environmental monitoring programmes. Hence, it is pivotal to distinguish the effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on these sensitive ... -
Biochemical composition of zooplankton from the offshore oil fields of Bombay
Krishnakumari, L.; Nair, V.R.; Gajbhiye, S.N. (National Academy of Sciences, India, 1993) -
Biodegradation of crude oil using marine Bacillus species from Vadinar coast, Gujarat, India
Mulani, N.; Fulke, A.B.; DeSouza, E.; Ram, A.; Maloo, A.; Sayed, F.; Gajbhiye, S.N. (Current Science Association, 2017)The marine environment is open to large sources of toxic organic waste in the form of accidental oil spills. Therefore, it is important to study microbial degradation processes that help reduce the damage caused to the ... -
Biological characteristics of the Vashishti Estuary, Maharashtra (west coast of India)
Nair, V.R.; Mustafa, S.; Mehta, P.; Govindan, K.; JiyalalRam, M.J.; Gajbhiye, S.N. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 1998)The estuary and coastal nearshore regions sustained fairly high concentration of chlorophyll a (av. 3.1 mg/m sup(3)) and primary productivity (av. 89.9 mgC/m sup(3)/h). High rate of primary productivity wos observed in the ... -
Biological observations off Sutrapada, Veraval (Gujarat)
Nair, V.R.; Govindan, K.; Gajbhiye, S.N.; Lodh, N.M. (Trivandrum: University of Kerala, 1987)Biological production potential off Veraval was evaluated based on the contribution of phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos. The study was made along three transects covering four months during 1984-85. The mean phytoplankton ... -
Biomass and Composition of Zooplankton in Auranga, Ambika, Purna and Mindola Estuaries of South Gujarat
Nair, V.R.; Gajbhiye, S.N.; JiyalalRam, M.J.; Desai, B.N. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1981)Biomass and composition of zooplankton in the nearshore waters of Thal, Maharashtra, India were studied at 9 stations during Feb. 1980 to Jan. 1981. The recorded variation in zooplankton biomass was 4.8-80.6 ml.(100 m ... -
Biomass and composition of zooplankton in the nearshore waters of Thal, Maharashtra
Nair, V.R.; Gajbhiye, S.N.; Krishnakumari, L.; Desai, B.N. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1983)Biomass and composition of zooplankton in the nearshore waters of Thal, Maharashtra, India were studied at 9 stations during Feb. 1980 to Jan. 1981. The recorded variation in zooplankton biomass was 4.8-80.6 ml.(100 m ... -
Comparative account on zooplankton in polluted and unpolluted estuaries of Gujarat
Desai, B.N.; Gajbhiye, S.N.; JiyalalRam, M.J.; Nair, V.R. (Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography, 1983)An assessment of the zooplankton biomass and composition in Kolak Par, Damanganga and Auranga estuaries was made. Among these four rivers pollution is severe in the first two, moderate in Damanganga and good water quality ... -
Concentration and toxicity of some metals in zooplankton from nearshore waters of Bombay
Gajbhiye, S.N.; Nair, V.R.; Narvekar, P.V.; Desai, B.N. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1985)Zooplankton samples collected from 4 stations located in the nearshore waters of Bombay were analysed for Cu, Co, Mn, Ni and Cd. Concentrations of Co, Mn and Ni were more in copepods and gelatinous organisms than in mysids ... -
Copepods of the nearshore waters of Bombay
Gajbhiye, S.N.; Stephen, R.; Nair, V.R.; Desai, B.N. (NISCAIR, New Delhi, 1991)Variability in copepod population was studied along 2 transects off Mahim and Versova (Bombay, Maharashtra, India) during November 1979 to December 1980 covering eight stations from the creek towards the offshore area. ... -
Decolorization of Congo red mediated by marine Alcaligenes species isolated from Indian West coast sediments
DeSouza, E.; Fulke, A.B.; Mulani, N.; Ram, A.; Asodekar, M.; Narkhede, N.; Gajbhiye, S.N. (Springer, 2017)Alcaligenes species capable of degrading highly recalcitrant, carcinogenic, water-soluble dye-Congo red-were isolated from Indian West coastal sediments. Individual strains showed decolorization rates ranging from 76.49 ... -
Defaunation of meiofauna in Mumbai bay (India) - A severely polluted area
Sahoo, G.; Ansari, Z.A.; Sukumaran, S.; Gajbhiye, S.N. (Elsevier, 2017)Meiofauna plays an important role in the benthic food web of shallow water ecosystems. In the present study, the status of meiofauna was addressed in the intertidal and subtidal environment of Mumbai bay (West coast of ... -
Deterioration in the biodiversity of copepods in sewage laiden creeks of Mumbai coast, west coast of India: A statistical approach.
Stephen, R.; Jayalakshmy, K.V.; Nair, V.R.; Gajbhiye, S.N.; Jacob, B. (Council for Innovative Research, 2014)The coastal waters of Mumbai is known to receive copious amount of waste from the adjacent creeks and bays. Effluents from various industries including nuclear and thermal power stations are discharged into the Mumbai ... -
Distribution and Swarming of Mysids in the nearshore waters off Bombay
Gajbhiye, S.N.; Nair, V.R.; Desai, B.N. (Indian Fisheries Association, 1980) -
Distribution of Chaetognaths in the Polluted and Unpolluted Waters around Bombay
Nair, V.R.; Gajbhiye, S.N.; Desai, B.N. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1981)Chaetognath fauna inhabiting the nearshore waters of Bombay was studied during Oct. 1977- Sept.1978. Among the 4 stations investigated Thana and Mahim represent polluted regions while Harbour and Versova are relatively ... -
Distribution of Copepods from the Polluted and Unpolluted Regions off Bombay
Gajbhiye, S.N.; JiyalalRam, M.J.; Desai, B.N. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1981)Distribution and abundance of copepods in the nearshore waters off Bombay were studied at 4 fixed sampling sites during October 1977 to December 1978.The stations Mahim and Thana received domestic and industrial waste while ...