Jaipur is one of the fastest growing capital city in state of Rajasthan, India. City is expanding to cater to the need of increasing population. Jaipur has undergone rapid industrial revolution and urbanization, particularly during the past two decades. City expansion has happened towards eastern and southern parts. This may have increased the amount of heavy metals released into soils. The objective of this study is a targeted investigation for the concentrations and the spatial distribution of As, Cd, Hg, Ni, Cr, Co, Cu, Zn and Pb contamination in soils. The specific goal is to support human health risk assessment in the multisource Jaipur area based on urban soil samples. This study provides important background geochemical values of heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg, Ni, Cr, Co, Cu, Zn and Pb)for Jaipur city for assessment of soil contamination from urban/industrial land use changes. Our results show relatively high values Ni, Cr, and Co near murlipura, jagatpura and sitapura area. These anomalous values are due to anthropogenic causes and cannot be explain by natural geological causes. Cu, Zn, As and Pb shows anomalous high value in and around Murlipura area, which is an industrial area this is due to industrial pollutions relatively lower value are observed near jagatpura which is a predominantly residential area.

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Keywords: Heavy Metals, Geochemical Study, Soil, Jaipur, Rajasthan.