Research Article
Distribution Pattern of Some Heavy Metals in the Soil of Silghat Region of Assam (India), Influenced by Jute Mill Solid Waste
Table 1
Physico-chemical parameters of the soil samples.
| Sr. No. | Parameters | Soil Samples | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| (1) | pH | 6.02 | 6.15 | 6.45 | 5.98 | 5.60 | 6.80 | 5.53 | 6.98 | 7.00 | 5.40 | (2)
| Electrical conductivity (mS/cm) | 2.12 | 2.08 | 2.02 | 2.34 | 2.45 | 1.98 | 2.56 | 1.67 | 1.02 | 3.02 | (3) | Chloride (mg/Kg)
| 12.50 | 8.30 | 7.80 | 12.80 | 13.20 | 7.30 | 13.56 | 6.80 | 6.30 | 14.01 | (4) | Sulphate (mg/Kg)
| 6.56 | 5.34 | 5.01 | 7.02 | 7.12 | 4.23 | 7.34 | 4.01 | 3.84 | 7.50 | (5) | Nitrate (mg/Kg)
| 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.20 | (6) | (%) | 4.02 | 3.42 | 3.23 | 4.67 | 4.84 | 3.10 | 4.90 | 3.08 | 3.02 | 5.02 | (7) | C/N ratio | 20.26 | 21.02 | 22.76 | 18.84 | 18.43 | 25.07 | 18.76 | 26.89 | 29.48 | 19.56 | (8) | Na (mg/Kg) | 84.56 | 67.34 | 76.34 | 65.34 | 88.78 | 63.67 | 75.45 | 65.45 | 65.43 | 96.45 | (9) | K (mg/Kg) | 90.23 | 88.76 | 87.65 | 79.05 | 84.35 | 78.34 | 93.23 | 96.43 | 87.65 | 112.45 | (10) | Ca (mg/Kg) | 295.62 | 256.67 | 234.45 | 223.67 | 298.87 | 213.89 | 254.89 | 234.89 | 225.76 | 302.45 |
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