Effect of sugar factory effluent on some physico-chemical properties of soils--a case study.
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2007-10-15
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The effect of irrigation by sugar factory effluent (spentwash) and the well water from adjoining area has been studied in Wardha district, Maharashtra. The effluent had high TDS (422-608 mgL(-1)), COD (1152-17680 mgL(-1)) and BOD(380-650 mgL(-1)) than well water (TDS 240 mgL(-1), COD 3.8 mgL(-1) and BOD 1.2 mgL(-1)). There found some nutrients, viz. N, P, K, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn in surface layer of soil in different seasons. Heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Ni, Pb) were found to be within the permissible limits.
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Roy RP, Prasad J, Joshi AP. Effect of sugar factory effluent on some physico-chemical properties of soils--a case study. Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering. 2007 Oct; 49(4): 277-82