Abstract:
The author has tried to review the studies that have been made in taste and odor problems, This text deals with the causes of taste and odor, their detection and measurement and their control in domestic water supplies.
As U.S.A. is poineer in the field of Sanitary Engineering, therefore, most of the references made in this study are from the experiences gained in that country. The problem of taste and odor has not so far been tackled in India as per the report from Central Pi blic Health Research Institute of India.
The different aspects of problem are discussed in the following pages.`
