ABSTRACT
New innovations and technological advancement in industry, urbanization, and transportation have increased the discharge of large amounts of industrial wastewater into the fresh water zones, which remain the most precious source for agriculture. Wastewater leads to the contamination of ground water and causes a deficit of fresh water used for drinking purposes. Minamata disease is one of the most dreadful genuine instances of illness caused by the release of wastewater from a modern plant into the environment. The only promising remedy to reduce the toxic effects of wastewater is wastewater treatment. Wastewater contains contaminants such as heavy metals, dyes, pesticides, Endocrine disrupting compounds, persistent organic pollutants, and nutrients. Each contaminant has a unique negative impact on the human body and poses a serious threat to human health. Ailments caused by microscopic organisms, infections, and protozoa are the most widely recognized dangers to health related to untreated drinking and recreational waters.
