After reading this article you will learn about water pollution and its impact on health. Water is among the most essential requisites that nature has provided to sustain life on earth. About 80% of earth's surface is covered by water. The deteriorating quality of water is creating various problems for the mankind. The growth in population, about 90 per cent [...]
This article throws light on the sixteen components of polluted water and their impact. They are: 1. Oil and Derivatives, 2. Carbonic Compounds, 3. Thermal Pollution, 4. pH, 5. Heavy Metals, 6. Biodiversity in Water, 7. Suspended Impurities, 8. Algae and Bacteria, 9. Silts and Sediments, 10. Oxygen Demanding Wastes and Others. Component # 1. Oil and Derivatives: Two different [...]
This article provides a case study of a tropical river Varuna. Introduction: To conduct a detailed investigation we selected river Varuna, a tributary of river Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi is among the oldest living cities of the world, where continuity of human habitation and evolution of culture have been uninterrupted since the recorded history available, and its [...]