Heavy metal toxicity in agricultural soil due to rapid industrialization in Bangladesh: a review

  • Authors

    • Ram Proshad Department of Soil Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-9616
    • Tapos Kormoker Department of Emergency Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
    • Niaj Mursheed Department of Horticulture, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
    • Md. Monirul Islam
    • Md. Isfatuzzaman Bhuyan
    • Md. Sazedul Islam
    • Tanvir Nahid Mithu Department of Agronomy, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
    2018-02-20
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijag.v6i1.9174
  • Heavy Metal, Soil, Environmental Pollution, Industry, Bangladesh.

  • Heavy metal is a member of loosely defined subset of elements that exhibit metallic properties. It mainly includes the transition metals, some metalloids, lanthanides, and actinides. Heavy metals are ubiquitous in the environment, as a result of both natural and anthropogenic activities. They are stable and cannot be destroyed, and therefore tend to accumulate in the environment. In recent years, there has been a substantial concern over the extent of contamination of the environment with toxic elements. Soil pollution caused by rapid industrial activities has become a worrisome phenomenon due to its impact on soil and environment. Heavy metal pollution in soil arising from industrial discharges significantly poses a great threat to the environment. Heavy metals come to the soil by several ways and the soil becomes toxic which cause serious problem to the environment. In toxic soil, microorganisms cannot persist and there create an imbalance situation in the soil. The main objective of this study was to assess the problem of heavy metal contamination in industrial area soil in Bangladesh with environmental risk assessment.

    Author Biography

    • Ram Proshad, Department of Soil Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

      Environmental pollution specially heavy metal toxicity in environmental media (Soil, water, plant etc.)

      MS student, Department of Soil Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

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    Proshad, R., Kormoker, T., Mursheed, N., Monirul Islam, M., Bhuyan, M. I., Sazedul Islam, M., & Mithu, T. N. (2018). Heavy metal toxicity in agricultural soil due to rapid industrialization in Bangladesh: a review. International Journal of Advanced Geosciences, 6(1), 83-88. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijag.v6i1.9174