Study of Arsenic Contamination of Ground Water of Patori Block of Samastipur District

Authors

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

Keywords:

Arsenic, Contamination, Water Pollution.

Abstract

In this present paper, we studied about the arsenic contamination in ground water of Patori block of Samastipur district. The main aim and objective of the recent work is to identify areas within Samastipur district, where ground water is significantly contaminated by Arsenic.

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2021-10-30

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Rajeev Kumar "Study of Arsenic Contamination of Ground Water of Patori 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 5, pp.604-611, September-October-2021.