Investigating the Water Quality of Ghaggar River in Terms of Heavy Metal Content Along Its Flow.

Abstract

The present study briefly deals with the presence of trace heavy metals in the waters of River Ghaggar throughout its route. The study was carried out in May 2023 on 11 selected sampling sites of River Ghaggar. Concentrations of heavy metals viz., Zn, Cu, Fe, Cr, Cd, and Pb were studied throughout the route of river Ghaggar. In the selected research area, the Ghaggar River is receiving the domestic, industrial and municipal waste waters/effluents all along its course. All in all, the dominancy of the analyzed heavy metals in the surface water of Ghaggar followed the sequence: Fe > Pb > Cd > Cr > Cu > Zn.