Heavy Metals Contamination Through Industrial Effluent to Irrigation Water in Gadoon Amazai (Swabi) and Hayatabad (Peshawar) Pakistan

Authors

  • N. Amin Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  • M. Ayaz Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
  • S. Alam University of Malakand
  • S. Gul University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i1.16336

Keywords:

Industrial effluents, Irrigation water, Heavy metals, Pollution.

Abstract

Industrial effluents mixed water used for irrigation in vegetable growing area was tested for its heavy metal contents using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. Sixteen water samples from different industrial outlets were collected and analyzed for different physical and chemical parameters such as temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, total dissolved solids and heavy metals, in the year 2011. The results showed Cu to be in the range of 0.102-0.260, Co 0.021-0.195, Fe 0.191-0.330, Pb 0.117-0.330, Cr 0.024-0.121, Mn 0.053-0.234, Zn 0.090-0.165 and Ni as 0.019-0.074 ppm. The overall metal concentration in the studied samples was in the order of Fe>Pb>Cu>Mn>Co>Zn>Cr>Ni (p < 0.05). pH was in the range of 3.1-8.7 and electrical conductivity was 325 to 1515 ms/cm. As all values were found to be increasing towards pollution limits, industrial effluents need a continuous monitoring and proper management before their discharge in order to reduce the future hazards in reference to aquatic and human life.

 

Keywords: Industrial effluents; Irrigation water; Heavy metals; Pollution.

 

© 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.

 

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i1.16336 J. Sci. Res. 6 (1), 111-124 (2014)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Author Biographies

N. Amin, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Department of Chemistry

Associat professor

M. Ayaz, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

M. Ayaz

Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

S. Alam, University of Malakand

S. Alam

Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir (L)

S. Gul, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar

S. Gul

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar

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Published

2013-12-26

How to Cite

Amin, N., Ayaz, M., Alam, S., & Gul, S. (2013). Heavy Metals Contamination Through Industrial Effluent to Irrigation Water in Gadoon Amazai (Swabi) and Hayatabad (Peshawar) Pakistan. Journal of Scientific Research, 6(1), 111–124. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i1.16336

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Section B: Chemical and Biological Sciences

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