Assessment of the Effect of CEPT and STP Effluent Used For Irrigation on the Ground Water Quality of Kanpur Industrial Area

Abstract

The study and observation made during the field and laboratory investigations of newlinethe groundwater of industrial area Kanpur. Kanpur is a prominent industrial area of newlinewestern Uttar Pradesh, owes its significance to diverse group of industries, which newlineincludes large tanneries, cotton industries, fertilizer industries, paint industries and other newlineunits. The effluents from the industries of Kanpur industrial area and sewage of newlineresidential area has drained and after treatment /partial treatment, effluents used in newlineirrigation and change the soil as well as groundwater characteristics. Many small newlinevillages habitants of Kanpur Villages near industrial area are do not meet their requirement for drinking water also not for irrigation. The research works analysed physicochemical parameters and heavy metals in industrial effluent, groundwater. The human and environment health hazards due to water pollution of research area and some possible remedial including recommendation regarding pollution management. The study concluded that groundwater is not desirable for drinking purposes in all sampling locations in industrial area but beyond the industrial area (controlled area), it is suitable for drinking. In the present study, groundwater sources near by the effluent channel as well as away from the channel are getting highly contaminated due to the leaching of different chemicals and toxic elements. Overall, the groundwater in this area has been concentrated with the chemicals that are used during the tanning process, which indicates the impact of effluent discharged by the tanning industries.It is important to carry out removal of salinity along with chromium from the effluent during the treatment process. newline newline