Environmental Impacts of Concrete in Chemical Parameters of Soil

Abstract

Cement is a major construction material used in civil engineering works due to which its demand is very high. Increase in concrete use has both advantages and disadvantages. Cement materials used is directly or indirectly related to raw material use, energy consumption, air emissions, water pollution, solid waste, health concerns etc. To study direct environmental impact of cement use, soil samples of mass concreted area were collected and change in selected soil parameters were examined from laboratory experiments. Total nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium, pH, organic matter, soil texture and moisture content of soil samples were obtained from the lab. Each soil parameters were compared with acceptable range for normal soil.