ARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER IN ENDEMIC AREA OF UTTAR PRADESH: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

In recent years much attention is being paid to explore the correlation of varying factors to ground water arsenic poisons. Herein, this has been investigated that ground water samples of Ballia (U.P) meet to exceed the Bureau of Indian standard (BIS) limits for the arsenic and iron of these water samples provide evidence ample discrepancy with waste standards. Here, it was investigated that out of 150 selected sources of water,91 samples have all analyzed parameters beyond desirable limits and water from these sources can’t be used for drinking purpose without special treatment. The expected outcome of the present work is to explore the mobilization of arsenic in gangetic plains by correlating the various contributing factors in water arsenic poisonings and developing concern to initiate the remediation measures to tackle this present crisis in drinking water reclamation process