Impact of Industrial Effluents of Gadoon Amazi Industries over Quality of Ground Water: A Case Study

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Baloch, Musa Kaleem | Ali, Arshad | Durani, Gulrez Fatima | Rahim, Abdur

Affiliations: Department of Chemistry, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

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Abstract: Installation of industries is a sign of development for a nation; however, due to poor management of waste material/effluents they are contributing otherwise and pollute the water we drink, air we inhale and the texture of soil we live at. In this article we have tried to correlate the deterioration of ground water by the industries installed in Gadoon Amazai, Swabi, Pakistan quantitatively. The groundwater samples from industrial area and outside it have been collected and analyzed for different parameters. The depth of sampling sources varied from 10 to 30 metres. Samples of effluents were also collected from different places from the effluents drainage over the period of one year and analyzed. The analysis of ground water and industrial effluents concluded that the ground water of the industrial area and the soil is very much polluted due to industrial effluents and the ground water is not fit for drinking purpose. Further, the effluents are highly polluted and not fit for irrigation purpose.

Keywords: Ground water pollution, cations, anions, industrial effluents, irrigation

Journal: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 65-71, 2010