Arc GIS based Interpretation of Heavy Metals in Soil Samples near Coastal Areas of Badin, Sindh, Pakistan

Authors

  • Amin Qureshi Department of Agriculture Extension, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Murtaza Qureshi Institute of Advanced Research Studies in Chemical Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
  • Munwar Saeed Qureshi Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College, Keamari, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Afzal Shah Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46660/int.j.econ.environ.geol..v11i4.867

Abstract

This study was aimed to assess the severity of heavy metal contamination in eastern coastal area of Pakistan.
Agriculture lands near district Badin coastal area found contaminated due to mega surface canal drain network, carrying
untreated industrial and municipal effluents along with pumped saline water. Thirty-two random soil samples were
collected from different coastal areas. Arc Geographic Information System was used for spatial mapping. Soil samples
from coastal areas of Badin contain average concentrations of heavy metals (mg/kg) as Hg 0.247±0.207, Ni 2.622±1.107,
Zn 3.121±0.929, Cu 0.059±0.066, Fe 70.447±1.163, Mn7.062±1.251, Co 0.0167±0.033,Cr0.799±0.718.

Keywords: Heavy metals, Badin coastal area, left bank outfall drain, GIS.

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2020-12-27

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Qureshi, A., Muhammad Murtaza Qureshi, Munwar Saeed Qureshi, & Afzal Shah. (2020). Arc GIS based Interpretation of Heavy Metals in Soil Samples near Coastal Areas of Badin, Sindh, Pakistan . International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, 11(4), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.46660/int.j.econ.environ.geol.v11i4.867

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Vol. 11 No. 4 (2020): October-December

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