The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and fetal loss, and there is concern that the infants' development may be affected. The researchers conducted a large population-based study of nutritional supplementation with 4,436 pregnant women in Matlab, Bangladesh, an area of high-arsenic
The supply of Palar drinking water, allegedly contaminated by mixing of sewage, has affected several dozen families in East Tambaram. Residents living in a few streets of Rajeswari Nagar and Rajeswari Nagar (Extension) in Selaiyur coming under Tambaram Municipality told The Hindu that the water they had stored in huge …
High fluoride level in drinking water causes different kinds of toxicosis in humans and animals. The present investigation was undertaken to observe different forms of enamal mottling in mature and immature domestic animals consuming water containing fluoride below the maximum permissible level.
K.Lakshmi and Kannal Achuthan A project to strengthen weak points identified in sewer network across the city under discussion HEALTH HAZARD : Sewage overflows in Kanniappa Colony near Tondiarpet market. CHENNAI: The problem of sewage overflow and contamination of drinking water poses health hazards in a few localities in the …
Hyderabad Dec 8: Several areas in the rich coastal Godavari districts are facing a threat of losing drinking water supply because of oil exploration in the Krishna-Godavari basin. Recent studies found out the salinity levels in drinking water in villages near the offshore operations points in the East Godavari district. …
KRISHNAGIRI: Contamination of piped drinking water is 71 per cent, according to a study conducted jointly by the IIT Chennai and Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur.Dr. Ligy Philip, Associate Professsor, and Dr. Indumathy, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Chennai, led the study team. On the sidelines of a two-day …
SALEM: A group of five school students from Sri Sarada Vidhyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School carried out a study on the drinking water supplied by the Salem Corporation and found large presence of harmful bacteria in it. The group comprising K. Revathi, R. Sukanya, K.K.S. Poornima Sundar, Deepika and S.Kirthika, …
Palani, Jeyanthai, medical officer, has advised the people to boil water before drinking OVER 50 persons at a village near Palani began vomiting and suffered from diarrhoea after drinking water mixed with sewage. Vilvanatham village is situated in the constituency of Government Whip Chakrapani. The president of the village panchayat …
Nellore, Oct. 31: The minister for information and public relations and tourism, Mr Anam Ramnarayana Reddy, indicated to plans to set up mineral water plants in different parts of Nellore town for supply of purified drinking water to citizens at a subsidised cost of 10 paise per litre. He said …
Successful drinking water management requires obtaining comprehensive, reliable and timely input regarding potential contamination with a clear and decisive operative program.
The aim of this study was to explore the role of initial source water conditions as well as household factors in determining household water quality, and how levels of contamination of drinking water change over time, in a rural setting in northern coastal Ecuador.
Bacteria, viruses and cysts represent the three types of microbiological contaminants that may be found in water. Following this occurrence pattern, the NSF task group on microbiological standards has proposed a requirement that bacteria reduction claims are accompanied by tested claims of virus reduction and cyst reduction.
Water dispenser is relatively a new concept in the minds of Indian consumer. Usage of packaged water dispensers is rising among single user commercial segment.
The first and second editions of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality were used by developing and developed countries worldwide as the basis for regulation and standard setting to ensure the safety of drinking-water. They recognized the priority that should be given to ensuring microbial safety and provided guideline values for …
Hyderabad, Oct. 21: The practice of laying water pipelines close to sewer lines has led to the spread of water-borne diseases during monsoon. While digging roads for laying cable lines, the rain water gushes in and seeps into the water pipelines after getting mixed with the raw sewerage and run …
DH News Service, Bangalore: Residents of Sector A of HAL II stage at Indira Nagar have complained supply of contaminated drinking water for nearly two months. Seepage of sewerage disposed by two hotels in the area into supply lines is said to be contaminating the potable water. Horee, a resident …
