Blue and Green Drop Project Report 2024
The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns
Drinking Water
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THE PHILIPPINES
San Mateo, a landfill site located in Anti polo city, the Philippines, is posing a health hazard to the local residents. The residents fear that the toxic nature of the dump could cause serious
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Your drinking water spiked
The water you drink could be a concoction of sex hormones, sunscreen agents, antiseptics, pain killers, and antiinflammatory and anti biotic drugs, among other things. This comes out from studies
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Fundamental judgement
Clean drinking water is a fundamental right, states the Supreme Court and wants government to set up environmental courts
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Quality of drinking water from ponds in villages of Kolleru lake region
Kolleru Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the districts of East and West Godavari of Andhra Pradesh. The major population centres in the Kolleru Lake region are the 148 villages of which 50 bed villages and 98 belt villages. All bed and belt villages in lake region have atleast one drinking water pond.
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Thirsty for breath?
Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems
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Loose bones
Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore
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ARSENIC POISONING
More than half the population of Bangladesh is facing a threat of arsenic poisoning from drinking contaminated water. Health experts are terming it as "the largest mass poisoning in world
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TAIWAN
Three executives and 19 workers of two companies were charged with dumping tons of toxic waste into a river in southern Taiwan. Prosecutors said that the executives could be sentenced to life
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The MTBE joke
The way to clean up the air is to pollute groundwater, according to the Indian government
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Contamination of drinking- water by arsenic in Bangladesh: a public health emergency
The contamination of groundwater by arsenic in Bangladesh is the largest poisoning of a population in history, with millions of people exposed. This paper describes the history of the discovery of arsenic in drinking-water in Bangladesh and recommends intervention strategies. Tube-wells were installed to provide