Quantification of Heavy Metals in the Sediment ecosystem of Ulhas River flowing along Dombivli City of Mumbai

ABSTRACT
The Dombivli city near Mumbai has rapid industrialized. However the improper environmental
planning has resulted in discharge of industrial waste effluents from the industrial belt into the Ulhas
River. These wastes from these industries include various toxic heavy metals which subsequently
accumulate in the sediments of Ulhas River. This day by day increasing tremendous pollution load has
provoked us to carry the systematic and detailed study of heavy metal content in the sediment samples
collected along the Ulhas River along the Dombivli City, near Mumbai. The study was conducted in
year 2012 and 2013. The study was carried out in along the banks of Ulhas River near the discharge of
effluents from Dombivli Industrial belt Phase I and Phase II. Accordingly the sampling points were
identified. The analysis for the majority of the toxic heavy metals like Cadmium (Cd), Copper (Cu),
Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Iron (Fe), Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As) and Zinc
(Zn), in sediment samples was done. From the results of our study, it can be concluded that there is a
need of systematic and regular monitoring of pollution level along the Ulhas River so as to generate
the data on accumulation of heavy metals in the river sediments which will further help in improving
the industrial waste treatment technology adopted along the Dombivali industrial belt. It is expected
that such scientific studies will help to gauge the extent of pollution in order to avoid long term
irreparable damage to the ecosystem.

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