Some Environmental Studies of Mangampeta Barite mining Region

The book covers about the effects of barite mining operation on the environmental ecosystems and to delineate plant-soil-water relationships near Mangampeta, Cuddapah District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The hydrogeochemical studies have ascertained that the sulphate is predominant mine area waters due to the barite mineral. Based on the total dissolved solids, 92% of the samples are within permissible limit, both for drinking and irrigation, whereas remaining 8 % is useful only for irrigation.