DRINKING WATER QUALITY OF UJJAIN DISTRICT
2013; Volume: 2013; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2231-4490
Autores Tópico(s)Water resources management and optimization
ResumoTo avail the Safe Maintaining of natural water resources is one of the prime importance and responsibility of any human being. This study was taken to access the quality of water of Ujjain district which different people are using for the drinking and cooking purposes. A questionnaire is prepared on the basis of necessary requirement of information so the main potential sources can be pointed out with their causes of health problem caused due to water born diseases. The main objectives are decided to assess the quality of water and detect the causes of pollution. The first site of sample collection is from Mahidpur about 60 Kms North from Ujjain City. Presently only one filter plant was able to supply the water in localities so the samples were to be collected from Mahidpur area. The different sources of water supply and their purification procedure were also been observed and found that most of them using conventional primary and secondary treatment of waste water. Finally it is observed that there is requirement of an additional advance treatment at the sampling stations. Some are using only primary treatment like addition of alum and bleaching powder even they did not know the quality of water which they are using for the drinking purpose. The water is sampled for physical, chemical and biological parameter analysis. Some sample sources are in rainy, winter and summer season analyzed them properly with the help of the given methods in APHA. Many places the main sources of water supply are from tube wells.
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