24Sep 2017

ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL RESIDUES IN EXCRETA OF BLUE ROCK PIGEON IN JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN.

  • Department of Applied and Biosciences, Suresh GyanVihar University, Jaipur.
  • Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan.
  • Department of Microbiology, Suresh GyanVihar University.
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Despite abated atmospheric emissions due to adoption of advanced technology in industrial operations and restrictions on emission, heavy metals may remain a major environmental hazard. The present study was focused to investigate the level of heavy metal pollution in excreta of blue rock pigeon collected from six different industrial regions in Jaipur. The concentrations of heavy elements were measured using atomic absorption spectrophotometer after chemical digestion with HNO3. Presence of heavy metals in excreta followed the order Cd

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[Manju Bala, Asha Sharma and Gaurav Sharma. (2017); ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL RESIDUES IN EXCRETA OF BLUE ROCK PIGEON IN JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Sep). 983-988] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Manju Bala
Department of Applied and Biosciences, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5413      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5413

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