Distribution Pattern of Some Heavy Metals in the Soil of Silghat Region of Assam (India), Influenced by Jute Mill Solid Waste
Joint Authors
Bora, Pronil Kumar
Saikia, Palash Moni
Chetry, Sanjib
Sharma, Dharmendra Kumar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Physico-chemical Analysis of the soil of Silghat region of Nagoan district of Assam, India was carried out to assess the possible effect of jute mill solid waste in the distribution pattern of some heavy metals.
Soil samples were collected from ten different locations of the dumping site of the mill and their physico-chemical parameters were analyzed.
Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX) and Inductively coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) analysis of the samples shows that soil of the dumping sites is highly enriched with heavy metals.
The concentration of Fe, Cu, Zn and Pb in the contaminated soil was found to be very much higher than both the continental crust and world rock average values.
Correlation studies indicate strong positive correlation between organic carbon content (Corg) with all the metals investigated.
pH has negative correlation while positive correlation was observed for electrical conductivity with all the metals.
Extent of metal contamination was assessed by determining contamination degree (CD) and pollution load index (PLI).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bora, Pronil Kumar& Chetry, Sanjib& Sharma, Dharmendra Kumar& Saikia, Palash Moni. 2012. Distribution Pattern of Some Heavy Metals in the Soil of Silghat Region of Assam (India), Influenced by Jute Mill Solid Waste. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484819
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bora, Pronil Kumar…[et al.]. Distribution Pattern of Some Heavy Metals in the Soil of Silghat Region of Assam (India), Influenced by Jute Mill Solid Waste. Journal of Chemistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484819
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bora, Pronil Kumar& Chetry, Sanjib& Sharma, Dharmendra Kumar& Saikia, Palash Moni. Distribution Pattern of Some Heavy Metals in the Soil of Silghat Region of Assam (India), Influenced by Jute Mill Solid Waste. Journal of Chemistry. 2012. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484819
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-484819