HEAVY AND TRACE  METALS CONTAMINATION IN THE SOIL AND TAP WATER OF QASIMABAD, HYDERABAD, SINDH PAKISTAN

Kashif Ahmed Memon; Ghulam Mustfa Thebo; Mohammad Hassan Agheem; Muhammed Ali Solangi; Javed Ali Kalhoro; Shahid Ali Shaikh; Zainab Ursani

doi:10.34016/pjbt.2024.21.02.939

Authors

Kashif Ahmed Memon Centre for Pure & Applied Geology
Ghulam Mustfa Thebo Centre for Pure & Applied Geology
Mohammad Hassan Agheem Centre for Pure & Applied Geology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Muhammed Ali Solangi Department of Geology, University of Mirpurkhas,
Javed Ali Kalhoro Department of Geology, University of Mirpurkhas,
Shahid Ali Shaikh Centre for Pure & Applied Geology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Zainab Ursani Final year student of the Department of Geography

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2024.21.02.939

Keywords:

Soil, Tap water, Heavy and trace metals

Abstract

This research intends to analyse the impacts of automobile exhaust pollutants on roadside soil anditscontamination in thewater supply network through faulty rusted pipes ofQasimabad town of Hyderabad City. Qasimabadis recently established in 1988 along the flood plains of River Indus. The results unveilthe causes of contamination and to propose the possible mitigations, the majority ofthe people consume drinking water through theunderground pipe network and tap water was found highly contaminated in the area due to the presence of heavy metals such as cadmium, chromium, iron and lead.

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