Abstract:
Water analyzed in granite mining sites at Bilaua to check the current status of heavy metal ions and their sources. Samples of groundwater where collected from various mining sites as well as from residential sites for analysis. In study areas near by 18 crushers were running. Three samples were collected from each mining and residential areas at various distances. Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, and Mn heavy metal concentrations have been analyzed in groundwater. The results shows all the parameters are more or less within permissible limits of WHO.
Keywords: Heavy metal concentration and water.
Savita Chauhan