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Studies on Water Pollution due to Toxic Metals in Ulhas River Flowing along the Dombivli City of Mumbai, India

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Abstract:

Dombivli city is one of the most industrialized cities situated near Mumbai. The increase in industries, has led to increase in the discharge of industrial waste effluents from the industrial belt into the Ulhas River, due to improper environmental planning. This day by day increasing tremendous pollution load has prompted us to carry the systematic and detailed study on the heavy metal content in water of Ulhas River. The study was conducted over a period of two years i.e. in 2012 and 2013. The study was carried out along the banks of Ulhas River, near the discharge of effluents from Dombivli Industrial belt Phase I and Phase II. The sampling points were identified accordingly. The analysis for the majority of the toxic heavy metals like Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Cobalt (Co), Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn) and Iron (Fe) in water samples was done. The results of our study indicated that there is a need to conduct systematic and regular monitoring of pollution level along the Ulhas River with an intention to obtain the scientific data on heavy metal content in the river water. Such data will be useful to improve the industrial waste treatment technology adopted along the Dombivli industrial belt.

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Periodical:
International Letters of Natural Sciences (Volume 38)
Pages:
66-76
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILNS.38.66
Citation:
A. M. Jadhav and P. U. Singare, "Studies on Water Pollution due to Toxic Metals in Ulhas River Flowing along the Dombivli City of Mumbai, India", International Letters of Natural Sciences, Vol. 38, pp. 66-76, 2015
Online since:
May 2015
Authors:
Amol M. Jadhav, Pravin U. Singare
Keywords:
Dombivli, Heavy Metals, Industrial Pollution, Mumbai, Ulhas River, Water
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