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  • Research Article   
  • Adv Crop Sci Tech 2015, Vol 4(1): 203
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000203

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Soil and Agricultural Crops Grown in the Province of Asahi India Glass Ltd., Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India

Vinod Kumar* and A.K. Chopra
Agro-ecology and Pollution Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), India
*Corresponding Author : Vinod Kumar, Agro-ecology and Pollution Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar-249404, (Uttarakhand), India, Tel: +91-1334-249091, Email: drvksorwal@gkv.ac.in

Received Date: Nov 30, 2015 / Accepted Date: Dec 11, 2015 / Published Date: Dec 17, 2015

Abstract

This investigation was aimed to assess the heavy metals accumulation in soil and agricultural crops viz., Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) irrigated with glass industry effluent. The glass industry effluent was considerably loaded with various plant nutrients and heavy metals. The effluent irrigation significantly (P<0.05/P<0.01) increased Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, total bacteria, total fungi, actinomycetes and yeast of the soil used for the cultivation of B. juncea, T. aestivum and H. vulgare. The enrichment of different heavy metals were recorded in the order of Cr>Pb>Cd>Mn>Zn>Cu>Fe for B. juncea, Zn>Cd>Cu>Cr>Pb>Fe>Mn for T. aestivum and Zn>Cu>Cd>Fe>Mn>Pb>Cr for H. vulgare irrigated with glass industry effluent. The translocation of different metals in different parts i.e. root, stem, leaves and fruits were observed in the order of leaves > stem > root > fruit for Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn; stem > leaves > root > fruit for Cd, root > stem > leaves > fruit for Cr in B. juncea, T. aestivum and H. vulgare irrigated with glass industry effluent. Therefore, glass industry effluent irrigation added heavy metals in the soil and B. juncea, T. aestivum and H. vulgare.

Keywords: Accumulation; Agricultural crops; Enrichment factor; Glass industry effluent; Heavy metals; Soil

Citation: Kumar V, Chopra AK (2015) Heavy Metals Accumulation in Soil and Agricultural Crops Grown in the Province of Asahi India Glass Ltd., Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India. Adv Crop Sci Tech 4:203. Doi: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000203

Copyright: © 2015 Kumar V, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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