Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF GROUND WATER IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR GHAZIPUR LANDFILL AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH GASTROINTESTINAL AND DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Dr Tanya Jayal

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Background: Ghazipur landfill in Delhi is the oldest and the largest functional dumping ground in Asia. The ground water in the Ghazipur landfill area, containing leachates, is being used by slum households in the vicinity for various purposes. This study investigated the toxicity levels of the ground water in the vicinity of the landfill area and its consequent ill effects on the health of the users in terms of gastrointestinal and dermatological disorders. Methodology: A community–based cross sectional study design was used with sample size of150 households (75 in Ghazipur and 75 in RK Puram). Stratified sampling was used. Data was collected for various demographic characteristics, sources of water and presence of gastrointestinal and dermatological problems among the family members. The study assessed the quality of water used for different purposes by taking water samples and testing them in an ISO certified lab. This study was funded by Centre for Environmental Health, Pubic Health Foundation of India. Result: The toxic levels for elements such as Total hardness, chlorine, magnesium were higher than the permissible limits of the ground water samples of the Ghazipur community. The water quality in RK Puram had high levels of TDS, chlorine, sulphur, magnesium but the values were significantly less than Ghazipur. The prevalence of dermatological disorders in Ghazipur was significantly higher (72 cases, 20%) than in the comparison area (15 cases, 4%) with P value <0.0001. The number cases of gastrointestinal tract diseases were almost similar in both the areas (60 in Ghazipur and 52 in RK Puram). Conclusion: The study proved that the ground water in the vicinity of the dumping ground was not within permissible for household usage as well as consumption. It also showed that the prevalence of dermatological disease in the area near the dumping ground was significantly higher than that of an area with similar socioeconomic background

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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF GROUND WATER IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA NEAR GHAZIPUR LANDFILL AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH GASTROINTESTINAL AND DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS, Dr Tanya Jayal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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