• Mansinh B. Jadav

Oceans, which account for 70 per cent of the surface of our planet, play a pivotal role in the health of our planet and those who inhabit it. Alang Ship Breaking Yard is the world's largest ship breaking yard followed by Aliağa Ship Breaking Yard (Turkey), Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard (Bangladesh) and Gadani ship-breaking yard (Pakistan). But salvage yards at Alang have generated controversy about impact on the environment. This case study focuses on “Impact Assessment of Sea Water Quality in Alang Ship Recycling Yard”. The study area includes area located at Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard located near village Alang of Talaja Taluka of Bhavnagar District in Gujarat State of India. The case study includes following:- 1) To evolve the prevailing status of water quality of study area 2) To assess the impact of pollution due to ship breaking activities on the water quality of Alang by comparing present study of Alang with earlier information available of the site 3) To compare present status of the study area with neighbouring area viz. Dahej and Bhavnagar

status of water quality, Alang Ship Recycling Yard, impact assessment

"Impact Assessment of Sea Water Quality in Alang Ship Recycling Yard-A case study ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.i741-i745, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206891.pdf

"Impact Assessment of Sea Water Quality in Alang Ship Recycling Yard-A case study ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppi741-i745, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206891.pdf