Fazeli, M.S. and Sathyanarayan, S. and Satish, P.N. and Muthanna, L. (1991) Effect of Paper Mill Effluents on Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Coconut Trees near Nanjangud, Mysore District, Karnataka, India. Environmental Geology and Water Sciences, 17 (1). pp. 47-50.
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Physicochemical characteristics of wasterwater from one of the paper mills near Nanjangud and the differential accumulation of heavy metals in parts of coconut trees growing in the area irrigated directly by the wastewaters of a paper mill were investigated. The total dissolved and suspended solids of wastewater were 1,136.9 mg/l and 2,185.4 mg/l, respectively. Biological oxygen demand (BOD) expands and COD is beyond the tolerance limit proposed by Indian standards. The concentrations of heavy metals like Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, and Cd in coconut water, root, and leaf are higher than the limits suggested by World Health Organization. Survival of coconut trees irrigated by polluted waters indicates tolerance to toxic heavy metals. Since coconut forms part of human food chain, accumulation of toxic heavy metals may lead to organic disorders.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | F Earth Science > Geology |
| Divisions: | Department of > Earth Science |
| Depositing User: | Users 23 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 10 May 2021 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 10 May 2021 08:00 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/16389 |
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