Soil Quality Assessment Using Physico-Chemical Parameters of Industry Area Soil

Abstract

The study was aimed to assess the soil quality index of industry area soil. Seasonal variations in physic-chemical such as pH, EC, TDS, TH, TA, Ca, Mg. Na and K were analyzed. The results indicated that most of the physic-chemical components found within the acceptable limit whereas the value of some components found beyond the permissible limit.

Country : India

1 R.Selvaraju2 V.Mahalakshmi

  1. Engineering Physics, FEAT, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608002, Tamilnadu, India
  2. Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608002, Tamilnadu, India

IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2023 pp. 101-105

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.708013

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