Water Pollution

Description

This book examines the critical importance of clean water for human survival and recreational activities, highlighting the severe contamination of groundwater and surface water identified during national assessments in the early 1970s. It analyzes how industry, agriculture, and municipalities have consistently discharged harmful materials into water supplies. The text details various pollutants, including organic wastes, sediments, minerals, nutrients, thermal pollutants, and toxic chemicals. Special attention is given to organic wastes derived from animals and humans, such as fecal matter, crop debris, and food wastes. The book explains that these wastes require oxygen to decompose, and their introduction into streams and lakes depletes the oxygen necessary for aquatic life to survive. The author, Dr. Shafqat Alauddin, is an Associate Professor in Chemistry at Shibi National College, Azamgarh, with a doctorate from D.D.U. Gorakhpur University. His extensive experience spans teaching, research, and extension activities in organic, biochemistry, and environmental chemistry. He has published numerous research papers and holds memberships in various international and national academic societies. The work is published by Akhand Publishing House.