Department of Botany, C. M. P. P.G. College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online published on 6 September, 2019.
Water an elixir of life. It is needed for drinking, producing food and running industries, generating power and many such other activities. The safety of drinking water is important for the health. The safety of drinking water is affected by various contaminants which included physico-chemical and microbiological. Such contaminants cause serious health problems. During the study it was found that maximum number of physical and chemical parameter were within the desirable limit, as suggested by WHO (1984). The objective of the present research is to provide information on the physicochemical characteristics of Potable water of Varanasi city of different sources in order to discuss it's suitability for human consumption. Physicochemical and bio-chemical aspects of the water have been investigated to assess the quality of water.
Potable water, Varanasi, Physico-chemical, Temperature, BOD, DO
