Estimation of heavy metals toxicity in the groundwater of rural area near Ellenabad, Sirsa (Haryana)

• Published in: E3S web of conferences Vol. 405; p. 1005
• Main Authors: Kumar, Parul, Jain, Sushma
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Children; Consumption; contamination; Copper; Eigenvalues; Factor analysis; Groundwater; heavy metal pollution; Heavy metals; Inductively coupled plasma; Lead; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Mercury; Mercury (metal); Pollution index; Principal components analysis; Rural areas; statistical analysis; Toxicity; Water analysis; Water sampling

The present investigation emphasizes on the evaluation of heavy metal pollution indices to assess the suitability of groundwater for human consumption. For this, thirty groundwater samples were collected from the villages near Ellenabad city of Sirsa during pre monsoon of 2018 from the tube-wells. T...