ION-EXCHANGE CAPACITY OF THE BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF THE RIVER GANGA

Authors
CHATTOPADHYAY M MUKHERJEE D LAHIRI SC
Citation
M. Chattopadhyay et al., ION-EXCHANGE CAPACITY OF THE BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF THE RIVER GANGA, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 70(1), 1993, pp. 56-58
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Indian Chemical Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00194522
Volume
70
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
56 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-4522(1993)70:1<56:ICOTBS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The cation-exchange capacities of the river Ganga sediments have been found to be appreciable from the estimates of Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ s uggesting appreciable mobilisation of clay minerals and nutrient load necessary to sustain soil fertility. However the analysis of the resul ts in terms of enrichment factors shows that there is considerable dep letion of Na, K. Ca and Mg due to chemical erosion and these are trans ported by the river water making the water rich in these ions.