STUDY OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN SOIL SURROUNDING PIRANA LANDFILL SITE BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER

Authors

  • Hardi Joshi Student of Civil Engineering, Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Ahmedabad
  • Ravirajsinh Jadeja Student of Civil Engineering, Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Ahmedabad
  • Beena Zala Student of Civil Engineering, Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Ahmedabad
  • Neelam Belani Assistant Professor; Dept of Civil Engineering, Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Ahmedabad
  • Akshay Chauhan Assistant Professor; Dept of Civil Engineering, Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Ahmedabad

Keywords:

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Pirana, heavy metal, Soil Contamination, AAS.

Abstract

Accumulation of Heavy Metals in the soil leads to contamination of soil; which is one of the prevailing issues. Heavy metals released in the environment are majorly infiltrated into soils and most metals do not undergo chemical degradation, thus their concentrations in soils persevere for a long period. The presence of Heavy metals not only create adverse effects on ecosystem but also affects the engineering properties of soil. Hence there lies the importance of determining Heavy Metal Concentration in Soil. In the present study Concentration of Lead, Copper and Zinc were determined in soil samples collected surrounding the Pirana Landfill site. The soil samples were collected from the 8 co-ordinates and analysed with the help of AAS. Some Soil Samples showed considerably high amount of heavy metals while for some soil samples, the concentration of heavy metals was appeared to be within permissible limits.

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Published

2021-12-02

How to Cite

Joshi, H., Jadeja, R., Zala, B., Belani, N., & Chauhan, A. (2021). STUDY OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN SOIL SURROUNDING PIRANA LANDFILL SITE BY ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER. International Journal of Technical Innovation in Modern Engineering & Science, 5(4), 1034–1038. Retrieved from https://ijtimes.com/IJTIMES/index.php/ijtimes/article/view/2900

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2019): Vol. 5 No. 4: Volume 5 Issue 4 (April-2019)

Section

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