Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the pH and electrical conductivity in soil of different villages of barnala district (Punjab,India ) and their harmful effects on human health. Samples of soil were collected from agricultural fields of four different villages of barnala region such as Rure ke kalan, Gunas, Handiaya and cheema from five different layers(0-10 cm; 10-20 cm; 20-30 cm; 30-40 cm and 40-50 cm depth).There are three industrial sites in barnala district and these four villages are located near to these industial sites. In this study, adverse effect of different industries on fields of these four villages were investigated. Handiaya village has high values of pH and electrical conductivity while Gunas and Cheema villages have lowest value of electrical conductivity and pH respectively. when textile effluent reaches the soil or underground water it causes bad effect on human health such as people may suffer from alkalosis which is due to high pH and can lead to arrhythmia which means irregular heartbeat. Alkalosis can induce a coma, it may cause seizures and malfunctioning of kidneys. Due to large value of Electrical conductivity activity of soil micro-organism declines so, the important microbial processes, such as nitrogen cycling, production of nitrous and other N oxide gases, respiration, and decomposition; populations of plant-parasitic nematodes can increase; and increased nitrogen losses.
Highlights
Measuring of pH and electrical conductivity (EC) parameters will provide valuable information for assessing soil condition for plant growth, nutrient cycling and biological activity
Soil pH measurement is useful because it is a predictor of various chemical activities within the soil
These four villages are located in Barnala district (Punjab, India).Soil samples were collected from five sampling depths 0-15 cm, 15-30 cm, 30-45 cm, 4560 cm and [60-75] cm
Summary
Measuring of pH and electrical conductivity (EC) parameters will provide valuable information for assessing soil condition for plant growth, nutrient cycling and biological activity. Soil pH measurement is useful because it is a predictor of various chemical activities within the soil. It is a useful tool in making management decisions concerning the type of plants suitable for location, the possible need to modify soil pH (either up or down), and a rough indicator of the plant availability of nutrients in the soil. The Electrical Conductivity (EC) of a solution is a measure of the ability of the solution to conduct electricity. The EC is reported in either millimhos per centimeter or the equivalent decisiemens per meter. When ions (salts) are present, the EC of the solution increases
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