Physical, Chemical and Heavy Elements in the Drinking Water and Their Possible Health Effects in Agra and Aligarh City, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Authors

  • Harit Priyadarshi, Sarv Priya, P.K.Goyal, Waseem Ahmad Khan

Abstract

It is one of the most significant exacerbates that significantly impact life. The ground water could be a dynamic, replenishable and dependable earth resource which acts as a viable substitute to the surface water supply. The indiscriminate extraction of H2O is developing into drought conditions in several regions of the country which might be controlled by implementing schemes of effective management of ground water resource, but due to human, industrial and modern activities, the ground water is tainted. This is the intense problem currently days. Consequently the investigation of the water quality is essential to preserve and ideal the natural ecosystem. The assessment of the ground water quality was carried out in the various locations of Agra and Aligarh City. The current work is aimed at assessing the physico-chemical parameters for the ground water of Agra and Aligarh cities and its modern region or industrial area. An assessment of the groundwater quality of Aligarh and Agra city, Uttar Pradesh, India was studied in seasons namely pre monsoon 2017 and post monsoon 2017. The various physicochemical parameters such as pH, Electrical Conductivity, Alkalinity, Total Dissolved Solids, Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Copper, Nickel, Iron, Lead and Zinc were determined using standard procedures of BIS.

 According to WHO, 80% of all human diseases such as Diarrhea, Dysentery, Jaundice, Colitis, Amoebiosis, etc. in human are caused by pollutants water, its consistency cannot be recover d once a water is contaminated by stopping the contaminants from a sources. The largest manufacture of locks and lather industries in India is Aligarh and Agra cities with the majority of the population engaged in lock leather based industries.  Diarrhea / dysentery, jaundice, malaria and respiratory diseases, skin diseases, and small pox / chicken pox are the major diseases in both cities. Tuberculosis, anemia, renal diseases, leukemia, hypertension and diabetes, and some types of tumors, etc.

The current paper demonstrates the heavy components (Ni, Zn, Fe, Pb, Cu and Mn) that concentrate on the city of Aligarh and Agra's drinking water and their conceivable effect on the health of the inhabitants.

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2020-12-01

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