DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2022.v10i01.001

Pages: 1-4

The various sources are generating a lot of polluting materials in the ponds water of Harahi & Gangasagar in the district of Darbhanga in Bihar. The sources are domestic drainagesthat directly discharge night soil from houses, medical wastes from doctor’s clinic as well as industrial garbage. It is due to the presence of houses, clinics, some industries near the Harahi and Gangasagar ponds. These wastes are very dangerous and hazardous in nature on one hand, and at the other hand may contain a lot of valuable materials which protect our environment. In view of safety, it is essential to treat these wastes properly to protect the environment. There are various ways by which toxic and valuable by-products can be separated. The toxic products can be properly discarded and valuable products can be effectively utilized. The authors present the physicochemical analysis of Harahi and Gangasagarpond water. The results obtained have been compared with standard values of “Bureau of Indian standard permissible limit for drinking water.”