Drinking Water Quality Status and Contamination in Pakistan.

Abstract:

:Due to alarming increase in population and rapid industrialization, drinking water quality is being deteriorated day by day in Pakistan. This review sums up the outcomes of various research studies conducted for drinking water quality status of different areas of Pakistan by taking into account the physicochemical properties of drinking water as well as the presence of various pathogenic microorganisms. About 20% of the whole population of Pakistan has access to safe drinking water. The remaining 80% of population is forced to use unsafe drinking water due to the scarcity of safe and healthy drinking water sources. The primary source of contamination is sewerage (fecal) which is extensively discharged into drinking water system supplies. Secondary source of pollution is the disposal of toxic chemicals from industrial effluents, pesticides, and fertilizers from agriculture sources into the water bodies. Anthropogenic activities cause waterborne diseases that constitute about 80% of all diseases and are responsible for 33% of deaths. This review highlights the drinking water quality, contamination sources, sanitation situation, and effects of unsafe drinking water on humans. There is immediate need to take protective measures and treatment technologies to overcome unhygienic condition of drinking water supplies in different areas of Pakistan.

journal_name

Biomed Res Int

authors

Daud MK,Nafees M,Ali S,Rizwan M,Bajwa RA,Shakoor MB,Arshad MU,Chatha SAS,Deeba F,Murad W,Malook I,Zhu SJ

doi

10.1155/2017/7908183

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-01-01 00:00:00

pages

7908183

eissn

2314-6133

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2314-6141

journal_volume

2017

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