
Status & Ecology of Nirmal Lake, Vasai, Maharashtra
Education
ByAnkita J. SinghDr. Shantaj M. Deshbhratar
Water is vital to all living organisms, but this valued resource is increasingly being threatened as human populations grow and demand more water of good quality for all domestic purposes and economic activities (commercial cum industrial purposes). Water abstraction for domestic use agricultural production, mining, industrial production, power generation, forestry etc can lead to deterioration in water quality and quantity that impact not only the aquatic ecosystems but also the availability of safe hygienic and potable water for human consumption (United Nations Environment Programme, 2006). A healthy environment is necessary for any organism, since life depends on the continuance of a proper exchange of essential substances and energies between the organisms and its surroundings (Welch 1952). Water has a unique place on planet as it supports life on earth. The entire fabric of life is woven around it. Man uses this important resource collected in depressions on earth or creates depressions by blocking the streams and constructing reservoirs, because of industrial development and unplanned urbanization (Singh et .al. 2002). Water as one of the basic substances of life is called upon to serve many beneficial uses that require a high degree of purity to provide a suitable habitat for life or other uses primarily including drinking which may depend on the most basic physico- chemical properties.
Details
- Publication Date
- Feb 4, 2021
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781716201691
- Category
- Education & Language
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Ankita J. Singh, By (author): Dr. Shantaj M. Deshbhratar
Specifications
- Format
- EPUB