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Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals Pollution in Soils of Guwahati City, Assam, India


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1 Drug Discovery Lab, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati 781 035, India
2 Analytical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226 001, India
3 College of Veterinary Sciences, Khanapara, Guwahati 781 022, India
4 Department of Zoology, Cotton College, Guwahati 781 003, India
5 Department of Bioengineering and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781 014, India
 

Soil pollution in Guwahati city, Assam, India has become a major concern since the last few decades. To study the impact of automobile and industrial emission, distribution patterns of 16 different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and eight heavy metals were investigated in the soil samples collected from 15 different sites. Higher concentration of total PAHs and heavy metals was found in the industrial areas compared to the high traffic areas. Differences in the pollutants observed between the polluted and nonpolluted sites, endorse that anthropogenic activities are the major cause of soil contamination.

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Automobile and Industrial Emission, Heavy Metals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Soil Pollution.
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Authors

Momita Das
Drug Discovery Lab, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati 781 035, India
Devendra Kumar Patel
Analytical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow 226 001, India
Arup Kumar Sarma
College of Veterinary Sciences, Khanapara, Guwahati 781 022, India
Binode Kumar Baruah
Department of Zoology, Cotton College, Guwahati 781 003, India
Sofia Banu
Department of Bioengineering and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781 014, India
Jibon Kotoky
Drug Discovery Lab, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati 781 035, India

Abstract


Soil pollution in Guwahati city, Assam, India has become a major concern since the last few decades. To study the impact of automobile and industrial emission, distribution patterns of 16 different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and eight heavy metals were investigated in the soil samples collected from 15 different sites. Higher concentration of total PAHs and heavy metals was found in the industrial areas compared to the high traffic areas. Differences in the pollutants observed between the polluted and nonpolluted sites, endorse that anthropogenic activities are the major cause of soil contamination.

Keywords


Automobile and Industrial Emission, Heavy Metals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Soil Pollution.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv110%2Fi12%2F2285-2292