Assessment of soil quality parameters and heavy metal load in Mini River Basin, Vadodara

The investigation deals with the characterization of Physico-Chemical properties of soil at four different points at Mini River basin, Vadodara. The emphasis was given to the heavy metal deposition/accumulation in the study area. The results of the study revealed heavy load of pollutants including Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd metal ions from nearby industries. The samples were collected from four equidistant stations. All the soil quality parameters were analyzed and heavy metals determined on Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The result showed that the station 3 and 4 which were closer to the industrial area reported highly polluted and under the influence of anthropogenic activities, showing high values of Sulphur and Phosphorus and low values of Nitrogen and also having more accumulation of heavy metals in the soil samples studied in the vicinity of Mini river basin.