International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319 - 1414 1 1 2012 August 22 Influence of dye industrial effluent on physico chemical characteristics properties of soil at Bhairavgarh, Ujjain MP, India 50 53 EN P Rajiv 1 Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, INDIA Hasna Abdul Salam 2 Kamaraj M 3 Rajeshwari Sivaraj 4 Sankar A 5 Mumtazuddin S. 1 University Department of Chemistry, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur – 842001, Bihar, INDIA. Azad A.K. 2 Bharti Prabhat 3 Ranjan Rakesh 4 Shivayogimath C.B 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, INDIA Kalburgi P.B 2 Department of Biotechnology, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, INDIA Deshannavar U.B 3 Chemical Engineering Dept., KLE Society’s Dr. M.S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Belgaum, Karnataka, INDIA Virupakshaiah D.B.M 4 K.Ramesh 1 Centre for Water Resources, Dept of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, TN, INDIA. Bhuvana Jagadeeswari.P 2 Bhattacharya T. 1 Dept. Environmental Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, INDIA Chakraborty S. 2 Dept. Environmental Science and Technology, ISTAR, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat-388120, INDIA Tuck Neha 3 Karthika C. 1 Department of Chemistry, Sri Ramakrishna mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore-641 020, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Sekar M. 2 Tripathi AnilKumar 1 2Limnological Research center, MLV Govt. College, Bhilwara (Rajasthan) INDIA Chishty Nadim 2 Govt. Meera Girls College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, INDIA Butani Naresh 1 Department of Microbiology, Bhagwan Mahavir College of Biotechnology, Surat-394220, Gujarat, INDIA Parekh Honey 2 Vaishali Saliya 3 Ahmad MirTariq 1 S.S. in Environment Management, VIkram University, Ujjain MP, INDIA Manderia Sushil 2 Department of Botany, PMB Gujarati Science College, Indore MP, INDIA Manderia Krishna 3 > Short Communication 2012 8 12rd 2012 August 22 Soil degradation from various inorganic and organic contaminants, is not only an ecological risk, but simultaneously it is also a Socio-economic issue, such soils become poor in physicochemical properties, susceptible to erosion, loss of productivity, sustainability and diminished food chain quality. The dye industrial effluent directly used for irrigation at Bhairavgarh area Ujjain city. Soil samples were collected from both areas i.e. contaminated (irrigated with effluent water) and uncontaminated areas (not irrigated with effluent water) at 0-25cm depth for analysis. Three sites were selected in each area for collection of soil samples from ten different locations. Before irrigation waste water analysed for selected parameters i.e. pH, electric conductance, bicarbonate, chloride, Ca, Mg, Na and K ions while in soil samples various parameters analysed were pH, electric conductance, water holding capacity, bicarbonates, Ca, Mg, Na, K ions, total organic carbon and organic matter. Results indicate that water was alkaline in nature. Chloride was highest (700mg/l) in W1 samples and lowest (500mg/l) at W2 samples while other parameters also have great variability. Results of soil samples indicate its neutral to slight alkaline nature. Cation and anion concentration, organic carbon and organic matter were also shows a wide variation in contaminated soil samples as compared to uncontaminated samples. The study concluded that the continuous application of effluent appears to deteriorate soil quality in the area. Copyright@ International Science Community Association