Estimation of heavy metals in river harrow at Pambala Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Estimation of heavy metals in river harrow at Pambala Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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A research study was conducted to explore the concentration of heavy metals in River Harrow at Pambala Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. For this purpose six heavy metals were selected. Sampling was carried out from Downstream, Mid Pointand Upstream points of the river. Heavy metals examined in the present study were in the range of Zn 1.16-1.79ppm; Cu 1.04-1.23ppm; Cd 0.05-1.33ppm; Pb 0.05-1.24ppm; Cr 0.05-0.14ppm and Mn 0.05-0.09ppm respectively. Cd, Cd, Pb and Cr were found above the permissible limits. The present survey demonstrated that the water in this site in contaminated with heavy metals.
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