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Journal Article 
Heavy metal contamination in Sabarmati river basin from Gandhinagar to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 
Vediya, SD; Shrivastava, AK 
2008 
0 
Plant Archives
ISSN: 0972-5210 
8 
1 
359-361 
English 
WOS:000258059800088 
Sabarmati river is one of the important river for Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar cities. The present study helps to know the pollution level of river water at different localities. Water samples were collected and analyzed for the presence of iron, manganese, zinc, lead and copper for three seasons of the year 2005-2006, The results values are higher than the desirable limits of WHO. BIS and ICNM but within the permissible limits. Subhas bridge and Vasna barrage are more polluted due to the effluents and city sewage and not suitable for drinking as well as irrigation. 
heavy metal contamination; Sabarmati river; effluents; sewage