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Common indicator organism of water pollution is :-
A
Eichhornia crassipes
B
Escherichia coli
C
Entamoeba histolytica
D
Lemna paucicostata
Detailed Solution
Escherichia coli (a coliform bacterium) lives normally in the intestine of humans and other warm-blooded animals and is passed out in faeces in huge numbers.
Its presence in water shows that the water is contaminated with sewage (faecal matter) and may contain disease-causing organisms. So the coliform count (E. coli count) is the standard test of the quality of drinking water.
Eichhornia (water hyacinth) and Lemna grow abundantly in nutrient-rich (eutrophic) water but are not the standard indicator. Entamoeba is a pathogen, not a routine indicator.
So the common indicator organism of water pollution is Escherichia coli.
Its presence in water shows that the water is contaminated with sewage (faecal matter) and may contain disease-causing organisms. So the coliform count (E. coli count) is the standard test of the quality of drinking water.
Eichhornia (water hyacinth) and Lemna grow abundantly in nutrient-rich (eutrophic) water but are not the standard indicator. Entamoeba is a pathogen, not a routine indicator.
So the common indicator organism of water pollution is Escherichia coli.
