1Prof. & Head, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow (UP), India
Online Published on 01 December, 2022.
Taste and odour play a significant role for deciding the quality of water by the consumers. Natural sources like algae, decaying vegetation, bacteria, etc and man-made sources such as wastes from domestic, industrial and agricultural activities produce different taste and odour causing compounds in water. In addition, different chemicals used during water treatment process also contribute taste and odour in water. In this paper, the chemical compounds responsible for different types of taste and odour in water, natural and manmade sources generating taste and odour causing compounds have been focused. Various methods like chemical, biological and ecological used for the control and removal of taste and odours in water have also been discussed. A combination of methods has been found as a correct approach for the control and removal tastes and odours in water.
Taste, Odour, Water, Chemical, Biological, Ecological
