EFFECT OF CEMENT ON RAIN WATER

Worldwide rainwater is harvested from many surfaces including roof tops and ground surface and it is harvested from many surfaces including roof tops and ground surfaces. It interacts with different materials in the process of domestic rainwater harvesting. In Kerala, for the storage of rainwater, in addition to traditional methods, ferrocement tanks are widely used, for the construction of which Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and Portland Pozzolano Cement (PPC) are used. There is a chance of leaching of cement constituents and heavy metals during the storage of rainwater in cement tank for a long period of time,. This paper outlines the effect of cement on rain water.