• S. Sharon
• R.S.N. Sastry

The road dust of Hyderabad causes more health hazards living along the highways. Urban road dusts are generated from different sources in developing cities. In the present investigation the given assessment of pH and EC of road dust sediments of two major road lines of Hyderabad city. The impact of road dust sediments on inhabitants is of present investigations in developing cities of the world is a prerequisite for maintaining a healthy environment for inhabitants. Hence the pH and EC measurements have been carried out from Hyderabad city of Telangana State, India. The urban road dust on the highway, the busy traffic-oriented roads, first road line (inner ring road) L.B. Nagar to Uppal X Road (lower pH 8.2, higher pH 10.66, lower EC 1400 μS/c, higher 2600μS/ cm). Second road line Ramoji film City to L.B. Nagar (NH-65) urban road dust sediments show alkalinity with lower pH (8.01) to higher pH (10.13) and lower EC (1100μS/ cm), to higher (2500μS/ cm). This investigation show the alkaline to moderately alkaline nature of urban road sediments along Uppal X Road to L.B. Nagar and L.B. Nagar to Ramoji Film City Roadways. The pH values (8.62 to 10.66) resulted more than the normal pH values of local soil (7.3 to 8.5).

Hyderabad, pH & EC, Urban road dust and Alkaline

"Assessment of pH and Electrical Conductivity of the Hyderabad Urban Road Dust, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.e114-e127, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310330.pdf

"Assessment of pH and Electrical Conductivity of the Hyderabad Urban Road Dust, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. ppe114-e127, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310330.pdf