Department of Botany, A.S. College, S.K.M. University, Deoghar-814112, Dumka, Jharkhand, India
Arsenic contamination in ground water is one of the major natural calamities of the world to the mankind. In the present study, altogether 20 water samples from 20 different tube wells of the house hold of Deoghar town were collected and analyzed on the spot with the help of arsenic test kit (color comparison method, [semi quantitative]). Final confirmation was made using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The lowest average value 0.444 ppm was recorded in the south part and the highest average value 1.2 pm was recorded in the north part of the Deoghar town.
The underground water of Deoghar(Jharkhand) contains arsenic level beyond permissible limit of WHO. It may lead hazardous diseases to the people.
Arsenic contamination, Ground water, anthropogenic activity, acute toxicity, Hazardous disease
