Open AccessIMPACTS OF WATER POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF DELHI
Author(s) -
Zeba Zarin Ansari,
S.V. Akhmatov
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.17223/978-5-94621-954-9-2020-39
Subject(s) - pollution , human life , new delhi , water quality , water pollution , waterborne diseases , environmental science , human health , water resource management , environmental planning , environmental protection , environmental health , environmental engineering , geography , ecology , biology , medicine , philosophy , humanity , theology , metropolitan area , archaeology
Water is an essential element for all the existing living beings. About 70% of the Earth is covered by water. All human beings need fresh drinking water. Without water no life is ever imagined on this blue planet. But life becomes difficult when many lives have to live on polluted water. According to WHO, 80% diseases are waterborne. In Delhi, different types of toxic chemical discharge have different effects on humans causing diseases like bacterial, viral or parasitic. Therefore, it is recommended to focus daily on the water quality of Delhi from destructive events. So, the present paper defines condition of water pollution and their solutions in the given research area.