TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE DRINKING WATER AND THEIR POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS IN TIRUPATI CITY, INDIA.
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati – 517 502, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Environmental degradation and unethical human intervention in the natural system has increased the concern for the betterment of healthy living. The deterioration of aquatic system is common place in the developing world. The present paper shows the trace elements (Ni, Zn, Fe, Pb, Cd, Co, Cu and Mn) concentrations in the drinking water of Tirupati city and their possible effect on the health of the inhabitants. The higher concen¬tration of some elements in the drinking water and the poor health of inhabitants are found correlated. The statistical analysis of the data shows positive correlation between some elements. The principal component analysis of the data gives four factors with significance levels of 42%, 29%, 15% and 12% respectively.
P. Latha, B. Gangadhar, M. Munichandran and G. Ramakrishna Naidu. (2016); TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE DRINKING WATER AND THEIR POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS IN TIRUPATI CITY, INDIA., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 4 (05), 1553-1559, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/550
