ABSTRACT

Water quality has become a major issue due to growing industrial development, urban development, e-waste, wastewater irrigation and sewage which causes the toxicity of heavy metals in river water. The current study presents the findings of the work on the heavy metal toxicity of river Ramganga in Bareilly and Moradabad districts. River water samples were collected from five different sites of Moradabad and Bareilly stretch during the summer and winter season of year 2018. Two sampling sites namely MDA colony (S1) and Nawapura Nalla (S2) were at Moradabad while the remaining three sites viz. Ucha Gaon (S3), Ramganga bridge (S4) and chaubari village (S5) were at Bareilly region. The concentrations of trace metals such as Chromium, copper, nickel, iron and lead were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The result indicated that higher concentration of heavy metals was found at both sites of Moradabad region in both seasons while it was lower in Bareilly stretch. Proper attention from concerned authorities was recommended in order to control/ protect the river from further pollution. Keywords: Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Heavy Metals, Pollution, River Water. Abbreviations: Cr, Chromium; Cu, Copper; Fe, Iron; Pb, Lead, Ni, Nickel.
Publication date: 01/06/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.6.6162