• Smriti Kamal
• Dr. Madhuri Yadav
• Rajni Singh

Soil is one of the most important natural resource for human being and plants. Accumulation of heavy metal in the soil and plants have negative effect on physical and biochemical properties. The physiological and biochemical activities of microbes also effected by heavy metals. Microbes play an important role in environment by participation in biogeo-chemical cycles. They convert heavy metals in less toxic compounds and utilize them for plant growth. Recently environmental pollution has become a serious threat for whole world. This modern urbanization and industrialization expanded in all natural resources such as water, soil, air and expansion of chemical pesticides have been widely distributed and adversely affect the microbes and ecosystem. Some heavy metals like Cr, Pb, Hg, Cd, and As are harmful. If their concentration in soil crossed the appraisable limit then it will show toxic effects on all living organisms. They inhibit the growth of micro-organism by structure-deformation and interfere with biochemical cycle. Microbes are dynamic in nature and they are highly sensitive, if changes occurs in their surrounding like nutrients, temperature, pH and moisture. Soil health mainly determined by the presence of microbes. Increasing concentration of heavy metals badly affect the microbial diversity and their count. Heavy metals can be removed from polluted area by using of bioremediation technique. Microbes can be increased by using of maximum biological fertilizer and pesticide in agriculture. The case study of contaminated soil of Kanpur which is an example of both agricultural and industrial areas, show that Kanpur region are susceptible to industrial and highly urbanized areas.

Soil, Heavy metal, microbial count, soil, pesticides

"Effect of Heavy metal pollution on Total Microbial Count ability of Soil in Kanpur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 10, page no.c252-c258, October-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2410327.pdf

"Effect of Heavy metal pollution on Total Microbial Count ability of Soil in Kanpur", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 10, page no. ppc252-c258, October-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2410327.pdf