ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICO CHEMICAL, MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION AT E WASTE DUMPING SITES AT AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT.

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Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a growing concern and in addition a commercial chance of increasing centrality, given the volumes of e-waste being produced and the substance of both dangerous furthermore, profitable materials in them. The portion including iron, copper, aluminum, gold and other metals in e-waste is more than 60%, while contaminations include 2.70%. E-waste incorporates a broad and growing range of used electronic devices like television, computer, refrigerator, air conditioner, and mobile phones etc., which contain various types of toxic materials that poses both occupational and environmental health hazards apart from polluting the adjoining environment severely. The present study was carried out to assess the effect of e-waste on soil physico-chemical characteristics and heavy metals contamination from these materials. The soil samples were collected from e-waste contaminated sites in Ahmedabad. Three different sites were selected and soil sampling was carried out and processed for analyzing the various physico-chemical properties like Temperature, pH, Electrical conductivity, Soil moisture, Water holding capacity, Chloride, Alkalinity, Acidity, Sulphate, Organic matter, Organic carbon, Total nitrogen, Available phosphorus, Potassium, as per the Standard methods. The result showed that soil had higher pH regime. Soil samples were also found to contain heavy metals like Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, and As. The order of occurrence of heavy metals in soil was Zn > Cu > Pb > Ni. The study indicates the hazardous effect of e-waste on the soil profile.

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[Pankaj Kumar and M. H. Fulekar. (2017); ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICO CHEMICAL, MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION AT E WASTE DUMPING SITES AT AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 1601-1609] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Prof. M.H. Fulekar
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4577      
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