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Water PPT 1
Water PPT 1
Lokeesan, BSN
T.Assistant lecturer
FHCS,EUSL.
Objectives
• Water
–Sources and characteristics
–Purpose of water, types of wells
Introduction
• Health care to a community cannot be provided
without ample and safe drinking water
• Health which affects humanity especially in
developing countries is due to lack of safe and
wholesome water
• Water that is easily accessible, adequate in quantity,
should be free from contamination, safe and readily
available throughout the year.
Safe and wholesome water
Free from pathogenic agents
Free from harmful chemical substances.
Pleasant to taste i.e., free from colour and odour
and
Usable for domestic purposes