Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2018)

Author(s):
Pawale RG and Lokhande MV

Abstract:
The concentration of heavy metals in the vishnupuri reservoir is higher than the Barul reservoir. The heavy metals present in the water bodies which may affects the human health and the health of aquatic ecosystem. Water samples were collected form the selected sites of vishnupuri and Barul reservoir for the determination of heavy metal concentration in water. In the present investigation determined the three heavy metal i.e. Iron, Copper and Manganese were analyzed by standard methods suggested by APHA 1995 and NEERI, 1988. The results are shown the higher concentrations were found in the Vishnupuri reservoir than the Barul reservoir.