NDLI: Heavy Metal Content of Suspended Particulate Matter at World’s Largest Ship-Breaking Yard, Alang-Sosiya, India

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Author	Basha, Shaik Gaur, Premsingh Mansingh Thorat, Ravikumar Bhagwan Trivedi, Rohitkumar Harikrishna Mukhopadhyay, Sandip Kumar Anand, Nisha Desai, Shalin Hemantbhai Mody, Kalpana Haresh Jha, Bhavnath
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	This study vividly presents results from a seasonal particulate matter measurement campaign conducted at world’s largest ship-breaking yard i.e., Alang-Sosiya (Gujarat, India) at six locations and a reference station at Gopnath which is 30 km south of this ship-breaking yard. The collected suspended particulate matter (SPM) 24-h samples were critically analyzed for heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Co, Ni, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn). The average concentration of SPM within the ship-breaking yard during the investigation was 287.5 ± 20.4 μg m$^{−3}$ and at reference station it was 111.13 ± 5.81 μg m$^{−3}$. These values are found to be in excess of the permitted national standards. The levels of heavy metals at Alang-Sosiya are very high as compared to US EPA and WHO guidelines. The mean concentrations of all metals are in the order: Fe >>Zn >Cu > Mn > Cd >Pb > Co >Ni >Cr. The results on enrichment factors (EF) suggest that most of the metals in the ship-breaking yard exhibit EF values of near or above 100 which must have been comprehensively affected by ship-breaking activities. Metal data was used to evaluate the role of spatial factors on their distribution characteristics. Thereafter, factor analysis was carried out to identify the main components liable for the variance of the data set.
Starting Page	373
Ending Page	384
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00496979
Journal	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Volume Number	178
Issue Number	1-4
e-ISSN	15732932
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2006-07-22
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Alang-Sosiya enrichment factor factor analysis Gopnath suspended particulate matter Hydrogeology Terrestrial Pollution Waste Water Technology Water Pollution Control Water Management Aquatic Pollution Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Environment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecological Modeling Environmental Chemistry Pollution Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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