Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentration in Ujjani Reservoir Water and Sediment, Maharashtra, India [post]

Dnyaneshwar Shinde, Dnyanesh M. Mahajan, Sanjay D. Chakane
2020 unpublished
The study was conducted to investigate heavy metal contents namely, Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), and Manganese (Mn) from surface sediment and water samples collected from the Ujjani Reservoir. The concentrations (mg kg− 1) of Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn in sediment detected were 4455.0, 184.05, 97.4, 1090.5 respectively, while in water metal contents (mg l− 1) Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn were 3.05, 0.5, 0.82, and 2.56 correspondingly. The contents of metals in the studied samples showed a descending order
more » ... ch as Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu. It was observed that the mean concentrations of Fe, Cu, and Mn were more in sediment and water, whereas, Zn contents were detected lesser than the standard levels proposed by USEPA 2004. The sediment pollution analysis was achieved using a Pollution load index (PLI), Geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and Potential ecological risk index (RI). Similarly, risk of metals in water was evaluated using Average absorption dose (ADD), Hazardous quotient (HQ), and Hazardous index (HI). In our study, the ADD, HQ and HI values for metals were lower than 1, indicating that there is no health risk associated with studied heavy metals present in surface water. Also sediment quality assessment shows that there is minor ecological risk of studied heavy metals. Even though, the Ujjani Reservoir has a lower ecological risk, its water and sediment quality is declining day by day. Therefore, there is a need to make a policy for ecological restoration to avoid further damage to the ecosystem and human beings.
doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-38648/v1 fatcat:2d55aopscvec7fdxiet6v3vueq