Journal of Environment and Health Science Journal of Environment and Health Science Journal of Environment and Health Science Journal of Environment and Health Science 2378-6841Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA8010.15436/2378-6841.14.003Research ArticleDistribution, Enrichment and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Soil and Vigna Mungo L. Hepper (Black gram) after Irrigation with Distillery WastewaterDistribution, Enrichment and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Soil and Vigna Mungo L. Hepper (Black gram) after Irrigation with Distillery WastewaterVinodKumar 1Agro-ecology and Pollution Research Laboratory Department of Zoology and Environmental Science Gurukula Kangri University Haridwar-249404 Uttarakhand India 2Department of Life Science School of Engineering and Technology Desh Bhagat University Mandi Gobindgarh-147301 Punjab India Editor* E-mail: drvksorwal@gkv.ac.in
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20141011201411JEHS-15-RA-80/00330092014031120142014Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp emsp emsp The present investigation was aimed to study the distribution enrichment and accumulation of heavy metals in soil and Vigna mungo Black gram var Pant U-30 after irrigation with distillery wastewater A field experiment was conducted in the experimental garden of Gurukula Kangri University Haridwar during the year 2012 and 2013 Treatments of distillery wastewater viz 20 40 60 80 and 100 was used for irrigation of V mungo along with bore well water control The results revealed that distillery wastewater showed significant P lt 0 05 P lt 0 01 effect on the soil characteristics viz EC pH Cl- OC Na K Ca2 Mg2 Fe2 TKN PO43- SO42- Cd Cr Cu Mn and Zn of the soil The soil characteristics were recorded to be positively correlated with different concentration of distillery wastewater The agronomical characteristics viz shoot length root length number of flowers pods dry weight chlorophyll content leaf area index LAI crop yield and harvest index HI of V mungo were recorded maximum with 40 concentration of distillery wastewater The biochemical components viz crude proteins crude fiber and crude carbohydrates were noted maximum with 40 concentration of distillery wastewater The enrichment factor of heavy metals was in the order of Cd gt Cr gt Zn gt Cu gt Mn for soil and Cu gt Mn gt Zn gt Cr gt Cd for V mungo after irrigation with distillery wastewater The accumulation of various heavy metals in different parts of V mungo were in order of leaves gt shoot gt root gt fruits for Cu Mn and Zn root gt shoot gt leaves gt fruit for Cd and Cr after distillery wastewater irrigation Therefore the distillery wastewater with appropriate dilution can be used as a bio-fertigant for the V mungo 10