TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE POTABLE WATER AND THEIR PROBABLE HEALTH EFFECTS: A GEOLOGIC THOUGHTTAQVEEM ALI KHANAbstract Trace elements play an important role in the proper growth and development of the homo sapiens. Human beings consume trace elements through food and beverages in order to fulfill their daily requirement. Groundwater in the form of agriculture and potable water supply is the main contributor of trace elements to the human beings. The trace elements are characterized as essential and non essential elements. The trace elements iron, copper, zinc, manganese, lead and cadmium are analyzed in the groundwater of Sahaswan Sub-division district Budaun, and compared with the concentration of these elements in the urban settings of the region. Non communicable diseases cause 50 percent of the total mortality and are the major cause of death in India. The possible effects of these elements on the health of the inhabitants have been discussed. The analytical data is viewed in the backdrop of health burden in India. Copper and zinc concentration in the groundwater samples of the area was found lower than the desirable level for drinking water. Lead and cadmium are found to be higher than the permissible limit for the drinking water. Iron and manganese are high at some locations and low at some.
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