Impact of Sewage Water on Physico-chemical Characteristics of Soil of Bikaner City

Abstract

The quality of waste-water at Vallabh Garden and Madhosingh
Bari in Bikaner is quite poor for irrigation and is deteriorating the
growth of crops and altering the physical and chemical properties
of soil. To study the impact of the polluted water on the soil, it was
nccessary to examine the physico-chemical charracteristics of soil.
In order to examine the quality 11 soil samples were collected to
determine the concentration of some parameters as pH, conductivity,
total dissolved solids, total hardness, alkalinity, chloride, potassium,
sodium, zinc and iron. The study of the parameters revealed that
the variation of these parameters is significant. Variation in values
of parameters with distance in soil samples was also studied. If
irrigation with this polluted water continues there is very possibility
of human beings developing intestinal diseases and the land become
barren. The quality of soil of Vallabh Garden is much poorer tban
Madhosingh Bari. Values of parameters are very high in Vallabh
Garden soil and heavy metals, i.e., iron and zinc arc also present
in toxic range in this soil Therefore it should be used after treatment.