Abstract

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River Ganges is considered to be the most pious river of India. That is why its increasing level of pollution becomes a major environmental concern. Due to industrial affluent, municipal sewage, household drainage etc. the increasing concentration of heavy metals as major pollutant is alarming. The present paper reported the concentration of heavy metals viz. cadmium, copper, lead and zinc ions in the different matrices of the river Ganges from Rishikesh to Allahabad. The concentration of these metals were determined through differential Pulse Anodic Striping Voltametry (DPASV) from the water and sediments of Ganges at different places from the above said locations. The results showed that the water at Narora barrage was maximum contaminated with Cd and Cu, while at Narora barrage and Jajmau, Kanpur, Pb and Zn were found at its maximum level than others. The Narora ghat river bank and Jajmau, Kanpur river bed sediments gave maximum amount of Cd, Cu and Pb while the maximum amount of Zn was found both in Narora bank as well as bed sediment and highest in the Jajmau river bank sediment.

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