Impact of Air-Pollution on pH of soil of Saran, Bihar, India
Author Affiliations
- 1Ganga Singh College, Jai Prakash University, Chapra-841 301, Bihar, INDIA
Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 1, Issue (4), Pages 9-13, April,2 (2012)
Abstract
The pH of the upper and lower layers of soil of selected places of Saran district of Bihar was determined to access the soil-pollution due to interaction of brick chimneys smoke with soil. It was observed that the soils located near the brick chimney plants are highly polluted.
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