Effect Of Crude Oil Drilling On Agricultural Products In Selected Areas Of Sivasagar District, Assam

Abstract

Oil spills pose a serious risk to the environment particularly in developed and industrialized nations. In addition to affecting the fertility of the soil and harming agricultural crops it also deteriorates the quality of the surface soil and surface water around oil drilling areas. Present study investigates the presence of the levels of some trace elements in certain agricultural products such as lead in potato, cadmium in raw papaya, copper in tomato, cobalt in raw banana, nickel in brinjal, chromium in lime, iron in leafy vegetables, manganese in carrot and zinc present in ladies finger. High concentrations of some trace metals in soil may promote plant uptake, which could result in bioaccumulation in plants and animals that depend on them, which could cause dangerous food chain interaction.