Water Pollution, Big Problem: A Research

Aarushi Vashishat

Abstract: In recent times, presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste water and rapid depletion in conformist energy sources have ascended as a major problematic threat not only to aquatic organisms but also have harmful effect on human?s sustainable development. Discharge of volatile organic pollutants (outdoor and indoor air) causes serious health problems. As contact to various VOPs (volatile organic pollutants) such as aromatic/aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, etc. lead to many health problems like headache, giddiness, illness, eye/throat irritation, nausea, liver and nervous system damage, cancers as well as many breathing diseases.

Keywords: persistent organic pollutants, photocatalysis, nanocomposites, phosphorous doping, heterojunction formation