Green Global
Foundation   Journal
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DETERIORATION OF SOIL AND WATER QUALITY BY PRACTICING SHRIMP CULTURE IN SATKHIRA, BANGLADESH (Pages : 7 - 13)

Successful agriculture depends on healthy soil and water. The present study based on laboratory analysis for soil and water quality like particle size analysis, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), salinity, heavy metal test, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO) and total dissolved solids (TDS). Results reveal that pH and EC level of both soil and water of shrimp gher are increasing (8.2 and 18.72 respectively). Moreover, turbidity and DO of soil and water has been found in a very fragile condition. Except TDS and temperature other physico-chemical parameters of shrimp gher water were not suitable for shrimp cultivation and the nutrient (ammonia and phosphate) concentrations were higher than the optimum limit. Different types of heavy and toxic metals such as Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, Co, Fe, Cu and Mn have been detected in gher soils. The present research suggesting that an immediate step is essential to stop the further degradation of soil and water quality in shrimp gher.Download