DRINKING WATER

ANALYSIS FROM
DIFFERENT
SOURCES
GUIDE: R SHIVAKUMAR
BY:AYAN, MD SAFWAN, MD ABDO, HEMANG
Importance of drinking water

 Water is one of the most important substances on earth. All living

beings require water for survival.
 Major human uses are: 1. Hydrating our body 2.Personal hygiene
3.cooking purposes 4.Recreaation,etc
 Water is also essentially required for the healthy growth of farm
crops and farm stock and is used in the manufacture of many
products.
 It is most important that the water consumed by humans must be
clean enough. This means that the water must be free of germs and
chemicals and odour.
 Sources of drinking water

 Surface water:- Lakes, ponds, etc.

 Rivers

 Springs

 Rock catchment areas and rock holes

 Excavated dams(Man made resource)

 Water cycle

 Water is circulated from ground as water vapour

to the atmosphere, and the collectively forms
clouds and on the process of condensations,
gets back on the surface of the earth in form of
rain.
 Purification of water

1. Sediment filtration

2. ion exchange
 3. Activated carbon towers
4. UV light method
5. Reverse osmosis
Tests conducted on drinking water
for the test of its potability
Sample Turbidity observed

A 15 NTU

B 26 NTU

C 19NTU

TURBIDITY: It is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid

caused by large number of individual particles that
are generally invisible to the naked eyes similar to
smoke in air
 p H values of the tested water

Sample pH observed Nature(Acidic/neutral/basic)

A 7.1 Slightly basic
B 6.7 Acidic
C 7.6 Basic

pH of water : pH is the measure of hoe acidic or

basic water is.
 Conclusion

 Turbidity of water plays an important role in the purity of water, and

for the consideration of its potability. Hence least turbid waters are
fit for drinking.

 pH value of water is yet another important factor for its potability,

neither its acidity nor its basicity at high values are harmful. Hence
they must have a neutral value pH for safe consumption.