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Trace metal analysis of a drinking water resource of Central India

Vandana MagarDe1 , S.A. Iqbal1 and Subrata Pani1

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.5.2.19

An attempt was made to assess the concentration of toxic metals in Bhoj Wetland (Upper lake) a Ramsar Site in India which is a major source of potable water catering the needs of about 1.4 million people of Bhopal. The main toxic metal namely chromium, zinc, cadmium, nickel, lead and manganese were analyzed during the period 2007-2008. Higher concentration of Heavy Metals was found in the month of March and September in most of the cases.


Trace metals,Drinking water,Central India

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MagarDe V, Iqbal S. A, Pani S. Trace metal analysis of a drinking water resource of Central India. Curr World Environ 2010;5(2):339-343 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.5.2.19

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MagarDe V, Iqbal S. A, Pani S. Trace metal analysis of a drinking water resource of Central India. Curr World Environ 2010;5(2):339-343. Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=1215