Open AccessWhat are we drinking? Assessment of water quality in an urban city of Punjab, India
Author(s) -
Amanjot Singh,
Vikram Kumar Gupta,
B. K. Sharma,
Bhavna Singla,
Paramjeet Kaur,
Geeta Walia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.174267
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , quality (philosophy) , water resource management , socioeconomics , environmental planning , environmental science , philosophy , epistemology , sociology
Ground water is the ultimate and most suitable fresh water resource for human consumption in the urban areas of India. Studies regarding ground water quality have shown that the higher rate of exploration as compared to the rate of recharging, inappropriate dumping of solid, as well as liquid waste, lack of strict enforcement of law has led to the deterioration of ground water quality. The present study was thus, carried out to evaluate physicochemical, as well as a microbiological profile of tap water, and filtered water in urban areas of Patiala, Punjab.