Volume : 3, Issue : 4, April - 2014

Physicochemical Properties of Soil Samples of Ahmednagar Industrial Area

S. S. Patil, H. D. Gandhe, I. B. Ghorade

Abstract :

Soil pollution is any chemical or biological alteration of soil that is harmful to living organisms. Virtually all soil pollution is the direct result of sources of pollution on the ground surface. The percolations of these surface pollutants through the soil cause soil degradation. One of the most harmful ecotoxicological effects is that of the eutrophication of water bodies. This occurs due to over use and bad management of phosphorous and nitrogen fertilizers and contaminated wastewater for irrigation. Bioaccumulation and biomagnifications of these poisons as they move along the food chain is also a major problem, which has influence on the whole ecosystem. In addition to the industrialization, the wrong practice of agriculture has also adversely affected the soil and surface as well as groundwater quality. Therefore, the present work was undertaken for the study of Impact of chemical industries on soil quality of Ahmednagar area. Soil samples were collected and analyzed for physico-chemical properties of soil in the study area in the year 2010-11 such as Ph, Alkalinity, Sodium, Potassium, Sulphate, Phosphte, Nitrate ect.