Groundwater quality of Lalkuan and its suburb and the disease incidences after its consumption
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2022-08
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. PIN - 263145
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Groundwater resources are important sources of drinking water in India, and they are hugely important in satisfying the urban water needs and supporting a varied range of commercial and agricultural activities. The modern civilization, industrialization, urbanization and increase in population have lead to fast degradation of our groundwater quality. Groundwater contains various types of pollutants and several other substances are dissolved in it. Concentration of which is useful for the human body but in a specific limit. The present study was undertaken to analyze the Groundwater quality of Lalkuan and its suburb and the disease incidences after its consumption. Different parameters (pH, EC, TDS, Ca, Mg, Cl, SO4, PO4, NO3, TH, F, BOD, Fe, Zn, Pb, Cd, and Cu) were analysed so as to determine the physicochemical parameters of groundwater. To determine the prevalence of diseases caused by poor water quality, a survey was carried out in the Lalkuan area. The common illnesses and the variables affecting water quality were correlated. The results showed that groundwater quality of Lalkuan and its suburbs was average. Site 1 was the most polluted site among all the sites. It was found that diarrhea and typhoid were the most prevalent illnesses. pH, fluorides, lead, copper and cadmium were negatively correlated with diarrhea and turbidity, TDS, TA, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, chlorides, phosphate, nitrate, BOD, zinc and iron were positively correlated with diarrhea. Correlation analysis showed that the water quality leads to disease like diarrhea.