Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Department of Environmental and Energy Management, Institute of Business Management, Korangi Creek, Karachi Sindh 75190, Pakistan
Research Article
Impact on Vegetables Irrigated with Municipal and Industrial Wastewater from Korangi Drain near IoBM, Karachi
Author(s): Nida Rabab*, Shan-E-Hyder Soomro and Abdulrauf Farooqi
The present study was conducted to assess the Impact on vegetables irrigated with municipal and
industrial wastewater from korangi drain near iobm, karachi. Some vegetables are grown using sewage
and industrial wastewater laden with alarmingly high levels of heavy metals and bacteriological
contamination. Maximum concentration of lead was found in spinach 8.20 mg/l as against safe limits
of 0.01 mg/l and maximum Nickel concentration was found in banana 3.114 mg/l as against 0.02
mg/l whereas all vegetables were invariably bacteriologically contaminated much beyond safe limits.
Appropriate legislations in Sindh and competent manpower for rigorous monitoring to gage the harmful
impact on vegetables grown with untreated municipal and industrial wastewater to effectively combat the
problems of growing vegetables. The emptying of untreated municipal and industrial w.. View More»