Research Article | Published: 01 March 2016

Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Roadside Soil Dust in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand

Sohni  Sinha and Ashutosh Kumar Tripathi

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 39 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 45-49 | 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-L3HRF3 | Cite this article

Abstract

The accumulation of heavy metals in soil at roadside has been studied by the analysis of top soil/dust samples. Concentration of the elements Co, Cr, Pb and Cd were measured on 39 top soil/dust samples collected from near the highways, industrial area and control site. The samples were analysed for Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr by using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The mean concentrations of Co, Cr, Pb and Cd were 0.390, 0.090, 2.195 and 0.094 mg kg-1, respectively. Data obtained from analysis, were statistically examined to know the distribution of metals in different highways and industrial area. The results showed that the topsoil/dust near the highway and industrial sites had significantly enrichment particularly Pb than control sites.

Keywords

Heavy Metals, Roadside Soil/Dust, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Doon Valley, Uttarakhand

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Sinha, S. and Tripathi, A.K., 2016. Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Roadside Soil Dust in Doon Valley, Uttarakhand. Indian Journal of Forestry, 39(1), pp.45-49. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2016-L3HRF3

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