Abstract

Anuradha Aseri^* and Sushma Jain

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/350428

In this study the concentrations of Cd, Cr , Ni, As and Pb in sewage water have been investigated. Sewage water is used to irrigate vegetable farmlands at Chandmal baag, Sujandesar, Kadari colony (Shriramsar), Kocharo ka bhaththa (Gangashahar-Bhinasar) and Gharsisar areas around Bikaner city. Plants and crops growing here are suffering from many physiological disorders due to use of sewage water. For assesment of heavy metals 28 samples were collected. From the results it was found that the heavy metals concentration in sewage water samples have excess in range than permissible value. So it is important to follow more effective methods of sewage water management to minimize the accumulation of pollutants.

Contamination; Health; Heavy Metals; Sewage Water; Toxicity

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