Volume : I, Issue : II, October - 2012

Harvested Rain Water for Drinking

Kiran. A, Nikhil. T. R, Harish J Kulkarni

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It is clear from the World water quantity that out of total available water, only 0.3% is available for human consumption. But today even this is getting polluted due to human activities like mining, industrialization has created acute shortage of potable drinking water. Rain water harvesting is one of the most ancient and easy methods that can be adopted at urban and rural level efficiently. The aim of this study is to investigate the possibility of using harvested rainwater as a source of drinking water without causing any health risk. This can be achieved by adopting suitable storage technique efficient and economical treatment methods. Roof harvested rainwater samples were collected from five different places of Bangalore during October 2005. The water samples were collected and stored in good grade plastic containers and were subjected to periodical treatments (like chlorination, solar disinfections and use of silver nitrate) and tests fro and use of silver nitrate and tests for physical chemical and Biological parameters up to May 2006 as per IS 10500:1991. All the above treatment methods suggested proved to be highly effective in reducing the colonies from an initial value of around 300 to zero.

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Kiran. A, Nikhil. T. R, Harish J Kulkarni Harvested Rain Water for Drinking Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.II, Issue.I October 2012

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