1. Distribution of trace elements in flowing surface waters: Effect of seasons and anthropogenic practices in India
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Daeryong Park, Manviri Rani, Byong-Hun Jeon, Rahul Kumar, Himanshu Gupta, and Bina Gupta
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Eichhornia crassipes ,Irrigation ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Range (biology) ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Soil Science ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Environmental Chemistry ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,biology ,Ecology ,Aquatic ecosystem ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Sediment ,Phosphate ,biology.organism_classification ,Pollution ,Macrophyte ,Oreochromis ,chemistry ,Environmental chemistry ,Environmental science - Abstract
This study reports the distribution of Cr, Ni, Cu and Pb in waters, sediments, macrophytes and fish of the Yamuna River’s patch in Delhi (India). This is one of the most polluted stretches of rivers in the world. Water from this river is used fosr irrigation, industrial and domestic purposes, including drinking water. The effects of season and anthropogenic practices were identified. Almost zero dissolved oxygen and high levels of lead and phosphate indicate the polluted state of the aquatic system. The enrichment factors in sediments (with respect to reference site) vary in the range of 0.60–82.9% (Cr), 1.40–90.5% (Ni), 1.00–85.3% (Cu) and 3.80–86.6% (Pb). The toxic effects due to Ni and Pb could frequently be visible in aquatic life as their values fall above the probable effect level (36 mg Kg−1 for Ni and 91.3 mg Kg−1 for Pb). The metal contents in the macrophyte (Eichhornia crassipes) and the fish (Oreochromis niloticus) generally increase in the summer season. Cu and Pb accumulate preferenti...
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- 2017