Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2019)
Study on impact of thermal power plant emission on soil characteristic of Korba industrial area, Chhattisgarh, India
Author(s): AJ Williams and P Mishra
Abstract: Industrial activities lead to deterioration of soil by physically, chemically and biologically. Determination of physico-chemical properties of soil provides information relating to pollution levels. In the present study an attempt has been made to study the physico-chemical properties of soil collected from Korba Industrial area of Chhattisgarh. The soil samples were collected from eight different sites of Korba Industrial area during different period of the year. The collected sample has been analyzed to determine their physico-chemical characteristics. The soil samples showed that, pH 4.32 – 6.25, Bulk density ranges from 1.32 to 1.66 g cm-3 and the porosity values was 40.0% at heavily polluted site against the less polluted.. The organic carbon decreased with increasing distances from the source. The total nitrogen, available nitrogen and available phosphorus contents of the soil, reduced at the polluted site. Sulphate-S content decreased at increasing distance from the pollution source except at site near to pollution source receiving highest SO2 and particulate load.
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AJ Williams, P Mishra. Study on impact of thermal power plant emission on soil characteristic of Korba industrial area, Chhattisgarh, India. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(2):2662-2666.
