Abstract

QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER COLLECTED FROM PUBLIC AREAS OF NAGPUR REGION

Hemlata Dilip Neware*, Rashmi R. Mishra, Amit N. Maliye and Madhav P. Sonekar

ABSTRACT

Drinking water is an important resource that needs to be protected from pollution and biological contamination. Underground water is clean but it depends upon quality and quantity of materials dispersed and dissolved in it. Water picks up impurities in during its flow, which are harmful to man and vegetation. The reason for contamination and pollution of water in the natural surroundings and in the storage are pesticides, fertilizers, industrial wastes, inorganic and organic salts from top soil and geological strata. In the present study the water samples were collected from the existing School, temple, grampanchayat and railway Station. And coded A, B, C, D respectively. All Samples were analysed for physico-chemical characteristics such as Colour, odour, taste, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solid, Hardness, Calcium and magnesium. Samples were stored in a refrigerator at 4oC until the time of analysis for the purposed of water Safety.

Keywords: Drinking Water, physico-chemical parameters, WHO.