1Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry, Integral University, Lucknow, India
2Assistance professor, Department of Chemistry, Integral University, Lucknow, India
3Ex Scientist Phytochemistry Division, NBRI, India
Online published on 21 November, 2017.
Water is essential for life on surface of earth. Earth has enough water for its inhabitants in form of streams, springs, river, lakes, waterfalls etc. but very little amount of water is potable. This little amount of potable water is continuously being contaminated due to uncontrolled discharge of pollutant in water bodies and this cause water pollution.
Water present on earth can be divided into two i.e. surface water and ground water. Primarily ground water was considered safe. But with passage of time ground water is also showing presence of pollutant as all activities carried on surface of earth has direct or indirect impact on ground water, surface activity may include industrial, urban or agricultural activities. (Neelam Nigam). Water pollution is major cause of diseases in India. Diseases like jaundice, hepatitis etc. spread due to polluted water. Most of the cities in country have polluted water.
