• Dr Siddharthasankar Banerjee

Assessment of hydrochemical characteristics of the riverine ecosystem is very much significant for water resources protection and sustainable utilization. The natural processes as well as anthropogenic activities and industrialization in the catchment area influence water quality. Heavy metals are well-known environmental pollutants due to their huge toxicity, persistence in the environment, and are dangerous because they tend to bio accumulate. Many of them have their toxic effects on man and aquatic environment and further which can affect the biological and ecological cycles. Monitoring and analysis of heavy metal concentrations in the reverine environment are necessary for pollution assessment and control in this ecosystem. This study would provide an illumination highlighting the impacts of levels of these metals in the water, sediment and aquatic environment contributing to the effective monitoring both quality and the health of the organisms inhabiting the riverine ecosystem. This article comprehensively reviews the different aspects of these metals as hazardous materials with special focus on their effect as pollutant and potential risk in the reverine ecosystem.

Heavy metals, risk, impact, reverine ecosystem

"Heavy metal pollution and potential ecological risks in the riverine ecosystem: a review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.1494-1500, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T20.pdf

"Heavy metal pollution and potential ecological risks in the riverine ecosystem: a review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp1494-1500, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T20.pdf