Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality in Rural Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan: A Case Study of Upper Dir and Barawal Districts

Authors

  • Anwar Ul Haq Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed BB University, Sheringal Upper Dir KPK Author
  • Hamid Afridi Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed BB University, Sheringal Upper Dir KPK Author
  • Fazal Amin Department of Environmental Science, Shaheed BB, Sheringal Upper Dir KPK Author
  • Riffat Aziz Department of Environmental Science, Shaheed BB, Sheringal Upper Dir KPK Author
  • Abdul Sadiq Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Lower Dir KPK Author
  • Aslam Khan Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar KPK Author

Keywords:

Drinking Water Quality, Physicochemical studies etc.

Abstract

Physicochemical studies were carried out during September to October 2013 in order to estimate the quality of drinking water from various resources in different locations of Upper Dir and District Barawal. The result of water quality parameters were analyzed as per USP (United State Pharmacopeia), WHO and Pakistan Council of Research in water Resources (PCRWR) methods and defined standards. Majority of drinking water samples are free from contamination and the water is suitable for human and household consumption. However, there are evidences of contaminants in a few samples which indicate that the drinking water in the study area is facing strain which could change the quality of the water in the near future.

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Published

2015-02-28

Issue

Vol.5, No.1 (Jan/Feb 2015)

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Articles

How to Cite

Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality in Rural Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan: A Case Study of Upper Dir and Barawal Districts. (2015). International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 5(1), 389-396. https://ijcet.evegenis.org/index.php/ijcet/article/view/1934