Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
Impact of different land uses on plant and water composition
Author(s): Pankaj Kumar and Rohtas Kumar
Abstract: Rapid industrialization affects the environment in different ways by discharging the large amount of effluent as waste water in the surrounding water bodies, causing the serious problems to environment. Water is the most precious and essential compound to sustain the life on the earth. Pure drinking water resources are dwindling due to over deforestation, mining and industrialization. Approximately 71% of the earth surface is covered with water, mainly in the form of oceans. Around 2% of the water is present in glacier and ice caps. The actual fresh water is available for human consumption is near about 1% of the total earth water. Ground and surface water are used by man are of different characteristics. Ground water contains dissolved minerals from the soil layers through which it passes.
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Pankaj Kumar, Rohtas Kumar. Impact of different land uses on plant and water composition. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):2667-2669.
