Vol. 4, Issue 5, Part F (2018)

Abstract
The study aims are to assess the level of knowledge regarding water purification among school children. Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, materials and biological contaminants from water. The goal is to produce water bit for a specific purpose. Most water is purified for human consumption but water purification may also be designed for a variety of other purposes including meeting the requirement of chemical and institutional application. A descriptive research design was adopted for these study.100 school children were selected by using nonprobability convenience sampling technique. The study was conducted in Sravanthi English Medium high school, located at Saraswathi Nagar is an urban, slum area which is located 6 kilometers away from Narayana College of Nursing, Nellore with the population of 5000. The structured questionnaire was used to know the level of knowledge regarding water purification among school children. The study findings reveal that majority of school children had ‘A; grade knowledge regarding water purification.