Assessment of mercury concentration in major drains of hospitals in Bhopal, (M.P.) India
Anoop Chaturvedi1 * , D.K. Soni1 and Praveen Jain2
1
Central pollution Control Board,
Bhopal,
462 016
India
2
M.P.Bhoj open university,
Bhopal,
462 033
India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.2.1.20
The concentration of mercury in nearby drain of health care units was studied during 2005-06. The enrichment of mercury in wastewater discharge from various hospitals / health care facilities (HCF) have been reported in the present study. The concentration of mercury ranges between Below Detectable Limit (BDL) to 0.02 mg/l. Maximum concentration of mercury reported in the wastewater coming from Priyadershani market area where cluster of HCFs are located and the drain near Sultania hospital. The concentration of Mercury in these locations were found twofold than the prescribed limit by the Central Pollution Control Board. In the second year of study the concentration mercury got reduced remarkably at all location due to precautionary measure taken by the hospital authority.
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Chaturvedi A, Soni D.K, Jain P. Assessment of mercury concentration in major drains of hospitals in Bhopal, (M.P.) India. Curr World Environ 2007;2(1):93-95 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.2.1.20
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Chaturvedi A, Soni D.K, Jain P. Assessment of mercury concentration in major drains of hospitals in Bhopal, (M.P.) India. Curr World Environ 2007;2(1):93-95. Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=649
