AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF SPHATIKA IN THE PURIFICATION OF CONTAMINATED WATER W.S.R TO QUARTZ.

Abstract

Water being the most essential and basic of life; it must be pure and free from any contaminants. Polluted water is main reason for waterborne diseases. Considering this, an experiment has conducted to study the efficacy of quartz in the purification of contaminated water which is simple and easy. Aims and Objectives: To carry out the experiment using Sphatika (Quartz) to evaluate its efficacy in the purification of contaminated water. Meth-odology: The water sample was taken in a glass bottle of 500ml; 1st group was used without any materials. Sec-ond group was subjected to filtration. Third group was added with Sphatika (quartz) in the quantity of 10, 25 and 50 grams. Each of the samples was assessed after 6, 12 and 24 hrs: for the physical, chemical and microbial pa-rameters. Results: Quartz reduces Salinity, Total Hardness (TH) and Magnesium; and increases pH, Conductivi-ty, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Total Alkalinity (TA), Carbonate and Bicarbonate. While there was no change in Calcium. After adding of quartz, the microbial colony count further increased. Conclusion: Quartz showed positive results in some of the parameters. It doesn’t possess an antibacterial effect. It can be used as a medium in filters.