• Shantanu S Mishra
• Deepak U Bhusare

Metal contamination of rivers is closely associated with rapid industrialization and urbanization. Partially treated industrial waste water discharged into nearby bodies of water can lead to severe ground water pollution and have long-term toxic effects on humans and the environment. In present study Physicochemical analysis of Damanganga River water collected from Vapi Region was carried out. Out of physicochemical parameters tested like pH, Colour, EC, TDS, TH, TA, calcium, calcium hardness, Magnesium, Magnesium Hardness, Chloride, Nitrate, Sulphate, Fluoride, BOD, COD. Following parameters TDS, Total Hardness, Calcium Hardness, Magnesium Hardness, Fluoride were found to be well above normal range as per IS 10500:2012 standards. Surface water sample were analyzed for 14 metals (Al, Ba, Cu, Fe , Mn , Zn, Cd, Pb, Hg, As, Cr, Mo, Ni, Se) using the Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy ( ICP-AES) .The concentration of Cadmium ( 0.01 mg/ lit ), Arsenic (0.04 mg/lit) ,Aluminum (0.07 mg/lit ) is found to exceed significantly as per IS 10500:2012/ IS 13428:2005/IS 14543:2016 and concentrations of other metals is within the acceptable limit. It can be concluded that rapid population growth and industrialization deteriorated the quality of Damanganga River water.

Damanganga, Cadmium, Arsenic, Aluminum, Vapi.

"STUDIES ON PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND METAL COMTAMINATION OF DAMANGANGA RIVER WATER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 4, page no.192-197, April-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFW06024.pdf

"STUDIES ON PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND METAL COMTAMINATION OF DAMANGANGA RIVER WATER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 4, page no. pp192-197, April-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFW06024.pdf