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Monitoring of trace metals in Gagan river water at Moradabad [1]

Ten different trace metals in Gagan river water at thirteen different sites in and around Moradabad were estimated by ICP-AES technique and the data was compared with water quality standards prescribed by WHO. River was found to be excessively contaminated for copper, iron, lead concentrations and moderately contaminated for nickel and cadmium.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2006
D. K. Sinha [2], Navneet Kumar [3]
Indian Journal of Environmental Protection [4]
26
6
516
Tags:
Water Pollution [5], River Pollution [6], Rivers [7], Water Quality [8], Heavy Metals [9], Uttar Pradesh [10], Moradabad (D) [11], Statistics [12]
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