| Sl No. |
Parameters (Heavy Metals/ Pesticides) |
Wajidpur
(mg/L) *** |
Sheikhpur
(mg/L) |
WHO* Standards
(mg/L) |
No of times greater/less than WHO Standards for Wajidpur |
No of times greater/less than WHO Standards for Sheikhpur |
Selective Potential
health impact from
ingestion of water |
| 1. |
Arsenic |
Absent |
0.64 |
0.01 |
NA** |
64 Times |
Skin damage or problems with circulatory systems and may have increased risk of cancer |
| 2. |
Cadmium |
1.56 |
Absent |
0.003 |
520 Times |
NA |
Kidney damage |
| 3. |
Mercury |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.001 |
110 Times |
120 Times |
Neurological toxicant |
| 4. |
Nickel |
1.45 |
0.01 |
.05 |
72.5 Times |
Below WHO Limits |
Increased risk of cancer |
| 5. |
ChromiumVI |
39.52 |
37.57 |
.05 |
790 Times |
751 Times |
Increased risk of cancer |
| 6. |
Alpha, Beta, Gamma BHC |
0.013 Micro grams /Litre (Beta BHC only) |
1.69Micro grams/ Litre (Alpha,
Beta, Gamma
BHC) |
2 Micro grams/Litre |
Below WHO Limits |
Below WHO Limits |
Liver or Kidney problems |
| Endosulphane |
Absent |
0.22 Micrp grams/Litre |
Banned |
NA |
NA |
Liver or Kidney problems |
| Dieldrin |
Absent |
0.78 Micrp grams/Litre |
0.78 Micrp grams/Litre |
NA |
26 Times |
Liver or Kidney problems |
| 7. |
Sulphate |
1327 |
1573.6 |
400**** |
3.3 Times |
3.9 Times |
Liver or Kidney problems |
| 8. |
Nitrate |
1200 |
6400 |
50 (Acute) |
24 Times |
128 Times |
Increased infant mortality (blue baby syndrome) |
| 9. |
Chloride |
1285.4 |
595.56 |
1000*** |
1.28 Times |
Below WHO limits |
Liver or Kidney problems |
