Prerna Sharmaa*, Kishore Kumar Guptab & Prashant Kumar Mishrac
aDepartment of Biotechnology, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India.
bDepartment of Zoology, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India.
cDepartment of Botany, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India.
Received : 9th July, 2023 ; Revised : 08th August, 2023
DOI:-https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11733729
Abstract– Water is essential for proper metabolic activities and is considered sacred in all religions and faith. It is also known that all civilizations flourished near a water body. When we look at the world map, we find that the geographical areas near rivers and other water bodies are thickly populated. Unfortunately, increasing population and unplanned industrialization have made water bodies easily sink for domestic and industrial effluents. In such a condition different source of water have become highly polluted and its proper management is a serious environmental issue. Drinking water is an important matter of concern because of its qualitative and quantitative shrinking. Most of the rural population in India fulfil their water needs from unprotected sources, for example, rivers, lakes, open wells, supply water, etc. These are the major source of contamination and cause of gastrointestinal diseases among people. So, this research was carried out to study the efficacy of Azadirachta indica and Calendula officinalis seeds for turbidity and removal of coliform bacteria from the supply water of Hazaribag district, Jharkhand. It is evident from the result that the dried seeds of Azadirachta indica and Calendula officinalis can reduce the coliform bacteria by 48.70% and 98.15% respectively depending upon the dose and the period of the treatment. Calendula officinalis seed was found to be more effective than the Azadirachta indica seed in reducing the bacterial population.
Key words: Metabolic activities, Efficacy, Azadirachta indica, Calendula officinalis, Bacterial population
Be First to Comment