Property | Value |
Name | Effect of Tannery effluent on the Zinc content of ground water |
Description | Research article:- * Dr. S. Swaminathan1, Dr. M. S. Seshadri2, Dr. A. S. Kanagasabapathy3 . 1.Sr. Consultant & Head, Biochemistry Department Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai -600 035,India. 2.Prof & Head, Endocrinology, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632004, India. 3.Former Prof of Clinical Biochemistry,Christian Medical College, Vellore -632004,India.
Abstract :- It is well known that zinc deficiency is prevalent in the soil in India. The Vellore District of Tamil Nadu state where this study was carried out is an industrial belt area with many tanneries around it. Tannery effluents may have some effect on the zinc content of drinking water in this area. While studying the relationship between zinc deficiency and human diseases it was thought necessary to estimate the zinc levels in drinking water and untreated tannery effluents and well water at a radius of 0.5 km of this area to correlate the data to the above said relationship, in the light of the WHO and other International guidelines. 50 samples of drinking water collected from taps in Tannery free areas, 30 samples of untreated Tannery effluents and an equal number of well waters near Tannery polluted areas (0.5km from each Tannery) were analysed for zinc content. While the mean zinc content of drinking water was 0.134 mg/L (against WHO guideline value of 3 mg/L), the mean zinc content of untreated Tannery effluent was 0.293 mg/L and that of well water was 0.047 mg/L. Zinc content in all the three sources showed a highly significant correlation (p<0.01) between any two sources.
Keywords:- Tannery Effluent, Zinc, Drinking water, Well water. |
Filename | Swaminathan S et.al..pdf |
Filesize | 154.76 kB |
Filetype | pdf (Mime Type: application/pdf) |
Creator | admin |
Created On: | 10/17/2011 00:00 |
Viewers | Everybody |
Maintained by | Editor |
Hits | 4293 Hits |
Last updated on | 11/16/2011 08:04 |
Homepage | |
CRC Checksum | |
MD5 Checksum |