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@article{204357,
        author = {Amritha U S and Swarnalatha K},
        title = {Geoenvironmental Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Industrially Impacted Soil Using Pollution Indices},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {no},
        pages = {26-32},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=204357},
        abstract = {Industrial actions may radically alter quality of soil through the accumulation of heavy metals, creating hazards to the environment and human health. This study evaluated heavy metal contamination in soils collected from an industrially contaminated site with the help of pollution indices. Surface soil samples were collected at six locations within the site (S1-S6), and one sample was taken to represent the background or control sample condition. Lead, zinc, cadmium, chromium, iron, and manganese were analysed. The degree of contamination was determined using the Contamination Factor (CF), Geo-accumulation Index (Igeo), and Pollution Load Index (PLI) methods, based on the background sample reference. Most metal concentrations were high in contaminated soils compared with the control soil. Soil contamination by lead and zinc was moderate to high in some locations, while iron and chromium were extremely increased. Cadmium was detected only at two locations and was below the detection limit in the other four samples. The findings indicate that contamination was unevenly distributed across the site, sampling location S5 showing the highest pollution, S4 and S6 also shows notable degree of contamination. The overall observations disclosed that the study area is affected by industrial heavy metal and requires continuous monitoring and site-specific management interventions to resolve environmental risk.},
        keywords = {Contamination Factor, Geo-Accumulation Index, Geo-Environmental, Heavy Metals, Pollution Load Index, Soil Contamination},
        month = {June},
        }