Effect of Agricultural-Industrial Wastes on Vegetation of Some Selected Sites of Alaniya River System Near Kota, Rajasthan

In the present study, different heavy metals like copper, zinc and mercury were recorded in water and soil samples at different sites along Alaniya river system. Higher concentrations of these metals were recorded at polluted sites compared to non-polluted site of the study area. Soil samples showed higher concentration of metals compared to water samples. The vegetational analysis of the study sites observed higher number of plant species at non-polluted site, while less number of plant species were present at polluted sites. Some plant species were recorded only at the non-polluted sites but absent at polluted sites.