• Smt. Sarika R. Varpe

Urbanization is the important contribution to the environmental pollutants specially freshwater habitat. Water pollutants are a number one cause for the pollution of environment, surroundings and human fitness. Molluscans are maximum crucial among of invertebrates in a surroundings with regard to biomass, range, spatial or tropic relationships. Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida) are critical aspect of ecosystems and used as a biological indicator for water pollution. This is due to the unique feature capabilities that makes them as an amazing organic indicator. They are greater touchy to the toxins and heavy metals such as, copper, zinc, cadmium and many others. The buildup pollution and heavy metal inside the shell and organs of freshwater mussels indicating the contaminant nature of the water bodies

Water pollution, Heavy metals, Bioaccumulation, Mollusca, water quality

"A REVIEW ON USE OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS (BIVALVIA: UNIONOIDA) AS A BIOLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY INDICATOR", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.1332-1336, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908D68.pdf

"A REVIEW ON USE OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS (BIVALVIA: UNIONOIDA) AS A BIOLOGICAL AND WATER QUALITY INDICATOR", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp1332-1336, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908D68.pdf