Extreme metal research on the water, fish, and vegetation of Lakha-Banjara Lake, Sagar

Using sewage-fed lake water and locally caught fish and vegetables cultivated on agricultural land, this study assessed the danger of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As) to human health. Pre-monsoon water, fish, and vegetation samples from India's Lakha-Banjara lake, Madhya Pradesh, were tested for concentrations of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, and As) (MayJune-2013). For all samples, the concentration of heavy metals was found to be in the following order: Cd > Pb > As. To test for heavy metals in the surrounding environment, samples of fish, eggplant, and cow pea were taken from the lake and examined for the presence of these metals. As a result of irrigation and culture, the water samples included higher concentrations of heavy metals, which accumulate in the tissues of vegetables. There was also a concentration over the allowed limits in the vegetative samples. Pb, Cd and As concentration in fishes and vegetables as well as water is a serious subject of worry and potential risk for human exposure to these heavy metals by eating these veggies, fishes or even drinking such water. Using waste water for irrigation may have resulted in the accumulation of heavy metals in food, which may pose a health hazard