?PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZER INDUSTRY EFFLUENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON CROP PLANTS

Authors

  • Irshad Ahmad Quality Control and Environment ua« AIPL., POL House Morgah, Rawalpindi.Pakistan
  • Saqib Ali Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • M Rasool Ian Department of Chemistry, Peshawar University, Peshawar, Pakistan

Keywords:

Fertilizer, Effluent, Crop plants.

Abstract

This study comprised physico-chemical analysis of selected fertilizer effluent, evaluation of hazardous pollutants,
their effects on crop plants and remedial measures.Effluent samplesof selectedphosphatic and nitrogenous fertilizer
industrieswerecollected,periodically.The sampleswereanalysedforpH,conductivity,hardness,alkalinity,dissolved
solids, suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand (COD), chlorides, sulphates, sulphides, phosphates, silica, chlo-
rine, ammonia, calcium, magnesium and iron. Trace metals like arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead,
manganese, nickel, tin and zinc were also checked. Effects of these effluents on crop plants and vegetables were
observed and remedial measures for the hazardous pollutants of these effluents suggested.

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Published

2000-04-24

How to Cite

Ahmad, I., Ali, S., & Ian, M. R. (2000). ?PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZER INDUSTRY EFFLUENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON CROP PLANTS. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 43(2), 83–89. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1998

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2000): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

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