DETECTION OF BACKGROUND LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS IN THE BRACKISH WATER FISH FARM

ZIGYASA S. PATEL¹, G.N. KULKARNI², ANKITA S. TEKADE³*, ANUP MURKAR^4
1Department of Fisheries Hydrography, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, 415629, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra 415712
²Department of Fisheries Hydrography, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, 415629, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra 415712
³Department of Fisheries Hydrography, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, 415629, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra 415712
⁴Department of Fisheries Hydrography, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, 415629, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra 415712
* Corresponding Author : ankicofsn@gmail.com

Received : 28-12-2017     Accepted : 26-01-2018     Published : 30-01-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 2       Pages : 5061 - 5063
Int J Agr Sci 10.2 (2018):5061-5063

Keywords : Heavy metal, fish farm, pollution
Academic Editor : Yad Vir Singh, S K Shah, F. Konukcu
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Sincere and gratitude thanks to Prof Dr G.N. Kulkarni, Department of Fisheries Hydrography, Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra 415712, for his help and extraordinary effort during the achievement of M.Sc. Thesis. Their guidance and encouragement during the extraordinary effort during writing this manuscript
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Water is the most important resource of a country, and of the entire society as a whole, since no life is possible without water. Toxic heavy metal pollution of water is a major environmental problem, and most conventional remediation approaches do not provide acceptable solutions. This study demonstrates the background levels of Fe, Pb and Al in fish farm (Zadgaon, Shirgaon, Panvel and Pargaon creek). Heavy metals were analysed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results indicated the highest concentration was found in sediment samples (0.98 mg/kg) for iron in Pargaon creek while minimum (0.0011 mg/kg) for aluminum in Shirgaon fish farm.

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