• Kripa Sharma
• Gajendra Kumar
• Ashit Dutta
• Rekha Israni

Heavy metal contaminants have proven to be a major risk to environment. Due to industrialization and urbanization environmental effects the drinking water quality has been greatly affected in India. A number of industries are draining their waste containing heavy metals without any treatment in effluents. As a result of this practice almost all of the fresh water resources are getting contaminated, although the deep aquifer in most of the countries is still safe from contamination of heavy metals. In drinking water, presence of heavy metals is threat to human health. People exposed to heavy metals through water consumption are vulnerable to cancer and other risks. This research aims at reviewing the presence of heavy metals in drinking water and their possible health hazards.

Water contamination; Drinking water; Heavy metals; Human health

"Impact of Heavy Metal and its Management : Bioremediation of Heavy Metal ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.181-184, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCC06034.pdf

"Impact of Heavy Metal and its Management : Bioremediation of Heavy Metal ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp181-184, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCC06034.pdf