Analysis of Metals Concentration in the Soils of SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

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  • Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu ,IN

Keywords:

Metal concentration, SIPCOT, soil, Tamil Nadu
Metabolism

Abstract

Phytoremediation is a promising area of new research, both for its low cost and great benefit to society in the clean retrieval of contaminated sites. Phytoremediation is the use of living green plants for in situ risk reduction and/ or removal of contaminants from contaminated soil, water, sediments, and air. Specially selected or engineered plants are used in the process. The soil samples were taken from Cuddalore Old Town (OT) and the samples from SIPCOT industrial complex, which was the study area and analyzed for various metals concentrations. Fifteen metals have been analyzed by adopting standard procedure. The detection limits of metal concentration are drawn as control. The various (15) metal concentrations in the soil samples were found higher in soil taken from SIPCOT industrial complex, compared with samples taken from Cuddalore OT. In all the observations, it was found that most of the metals like calcium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, and zinc showed maximum concentrations, whereas arsenic, antimony, lead, magnesium, sodium have shown minimum concentrations, both when compared with control. From the present study, it was found that the soil collected from SIPCOT complex area were more polluted due to the presence of various industrial effluents, municipal wastes, and sewages when compared with the soil collected from Cuddalore OT.

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2018-05-16

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Mathivanan, V., Prabavathi, R., Prithabai, C., & ., S. (2018). Analysis of Metals Concentration in the Soils of SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. Toxicology International, 17(2), 102–105. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/toxi/article/view/21188

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Received 2018-05-16
Accepted 2018-05-16
Published 2018-05-16

 

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