Arsenic Contamination of Ground Water of Mohanpur Block of Samastipur District

Authors

  • Rajeev Kumar  Department of Chemistry, L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, India

Keywords:

Arsenic, Contamination, Water Pollution

Abstract

Arsenic contamination in ground water has been reported from several districts of Bihar including Samstipur. The main aim and objective of the recent work is to identify areas within Samastipur district, where ground water is significantly contaminated by Arsenic. In this present paper we studied about one of the blocks of Samstipur district viz. Mohanpur, lying in the vicinity of river Ganga are significantly affected by Arsenic contamination resulting in severe harmful effects on human health and causing clinical manifestations like, hyperkeratosis, bronchitis, gangrene in limbs and even skin cancer in the long run.

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2021-07-23

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Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August-2021

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Rajeev Kumar "Arsenic Contamination of Ground Water of Mohanpur Block of Samastipur District" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 8, Issue 4, pp.731-737, July-August-2021.