Characteristics of Urbanization and its Impact on Water Quality

Abstract

The urban environment changes the physical and chemical hydrogeological
conditions significantly. There are three features associated with water first one is
recharge of water, second is water balance in a specific locaclity and the third one is the
dynamics of flow of the groundwater. Heavy metals and the microbial pollution of water
sources from waste-water is a continuing threat.This is not the end and there other
polluting agents too like that of metals alongwith industrial compounds which is causing
greater harm to the urban population. The hydrogeological environment, age as well as the
economy for any urban location prooves to be significant in influencing the impact level It
has its impact on the recovery of hydrogeological systems too. The environmental factors
to be specific in the urban areas can affect many things and one among them is water
geochemistry.