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IMPACT OF CEMENT INDUSTRY ON THE GROUND WATER QUALITY - A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Requirement of water is essential for the survival of any form of life. A normal health person consumes around 24 litre of water every day. The requirement of useful water is increasing day by day due to industrialization at one end and multiplying population on the other end. The menace of water borne diseases and epidemics still threaten the well-being of the population especially in the undeveloped or developed countries. In the recent years delay in the monsoon or less than the average rainfall has increased this problem. The cement plants which were earlier based on wet process changed to dry process to get rid of water problem. But still they have impact the water scenario. In this paper an attempt has been made to observe the impact of cement industry on the ground water quality in the vicinity of plant. The quality of water is also compared to the WHO drinking water standard to observe the difference in the prescribed values.

N.A. SIDDIQUI, R.N. SHUKLA AND AKBAR ZIAUDDIN

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