Arsenic and Cadmium Risk Assessment in a Domestic Wastewater Irrigated Area Using Samples of Water, Soil and Forages as Indicators

Authors

Zafar Iqbal Khan, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Kafeel Ahmad, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Musarrat Batool, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Ifra Saleem Malik, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Humayun Bashir, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Mudasra Munir, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Asma Ashfaq, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Pervaiz Akhter, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Sonaina Nazar, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Mubeen Akhtar, Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Mumtaz Akhtar, Department of Zoology, Govt. College for Women, Chandni Chowk, Sargodha, Pakistan
Muhammad Nadeem, Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, PakistanFollow
Muhammad Umar Farooq Awan, Department of Botany, Govt. College University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

The recent research was performed to investigate the toxicity of As and Cd in suburban area of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Water, soil and forage samples were collected for this purpose in summer and winter season and analysis was done via wet digestion to determine the concentration of selected heavy metals. The mean concentration of As and Cd in water was found above the permissible maximum limit. Mean concentration of Cd in soil and forages was lower than the allowed limit whereas As which was higher than the PML in forages. So, continuous use of domestic wastewater for irrigation purpose should be avoided in order to secure the area from any hazard in near future.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35691/JBM.1202.0182

Article History

Received: Jan 27, 2021; Accepted: Feb 15, 2021; Published: May 5, 2021

Recommended Citation

Khan, Z. I., Ahmad, K., Batool, M., Malik, I. S., Bashir, H., Munir, M., Ashfaq, A., Akhter, P., Nazar, S., Akhtar, M., Akhtar, M., Nadeem, M., & Awan, M. F. (2021). Arsenic and Cadmium Risk Assessment in a Domestic Wastewater Irrigated Area Using Samples of Water, Soil and Forages as Indicators, Journal of Bioresource Management, 8 (2).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35691/JBM.1202.0182