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 …
Previous studies indicate that breast milk arsenic concentrations are relatively low even in areas with high drinking water arsenic. However, it is uncertain whether breastfeeding leads to reduced infant exposure to arsenic in regions with lower arsenic concentrations. The researchers estimated the relative contributions of breast milk and formula to …
A study carried out by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has revealed that samples of packaged drinking water from the city have been found to contain levels of bromate, chlorite and chlorate higher than the stipulated limits of World Health Organisation (WHO). This poses a risk of cancer on ingestion. …
Availability of clean water and adequate sanitation facilities are of prime importance for limiting diarrheal diseases. We examined the spatial information on the groundwater quality and sanitation facilities of a village in southern India using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools. Place of residence, position of wells and latrines were mapped …
Groundwater is the most preferred source of water in various user sectors in India on account of its near universal availability, dependability and low capital cost. The present study mainly focus on the drinking water quality index of one of the fast growing city of India, Patna. The city has …
It is very tough trade-off between economic growth and environmental sustainability in a faster growing developing country like India. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis proposes that environmental degradation initially increases with the income rise, and then begins to decrease once a certain threshold of income growth is achieved. The …
Participatory technological Innovations for drinking water security in alluvial flood plains of North Bihar presentation by by Eklavya Prasad, Megh Pyne Abhiyan, Bihar at Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) book launch of Rising to the Call - Good Practices of Climate Change Adaptation in India at IHC, New Delhi.
Of all the clean water that our cities consume, roughly half of it flows down our sewers to sewage treatment plants where it is treated and released back to the environment. Conventional sewage treatment plants are designed to clean this water to a degree that can be discharged to rivers …
Established causes of diabetes do not fully explain the present epidemic. High-level arsenic exposure has been implicated in diabetes risk, but the effect of low-level arsenic exposure in drinking water remains unclear. The researchers sought to determine whether long-term exposure to low-level arsenic in drinking water in Denmark is associated …
Physicochemical investigation of water from public water supply schemes was carried out with the objective of assessing its potabiliy for drinking purpose. It was observed that, lowest BOD value of 5.3 mg/L and highest BOD value of 8.1 mg/L where as the lowest COD of 75.3 mg/L and highest COD …
Planning for drinking water security in the Gram Panchayat, which includes measures for conservation, protection and augmentation of sources, quality surveillance and operations and maintenance, would help overcome drinking water scarcity and improve the health status of the people. By ensuring safe drinking water availability and supply to households and …
ONGOLE: After fluoride, it has been found that ground water in 46 villages under Peddacherlapallil, Chandrasekhara Puram and Chimakurthy mandals in Prakasam district contains uranium. This was revealed in a chemical analysis test conducted by the rural water supply department at a testing lab in Hyderabad. Groundwater in Diwakarapuram village …
The objective of the study was to assess the extent of arsenic contamination of groundwater and surface water in Peru and, to evaluate the accuracy of the Arsenic Econo-Quick™ (EQ) kit for measuring water arsenic concentrations in the field. Original Source
6.1 per cent households source their drinking water from untreated sources: report. It’s no secret that the Capital annually suffers from an alarming rise in the cases of cholera, acute diarrhoeal diseases and typhoid after the onset of monsoon. “Contaminated and unsafe water,” according to doctors “is one of the …
Exposure to disinfection by-products (DBPs) has been demonstrated to impair male reproductive health in animals, but human evidence is limited and inconsistent. The researchers examined the association between exposure to drinking-water DBPs and semen quality in a Chinese population.
NSSO has released the key indicators on Drinking water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition in India based on 69th round survey (July 2012 – December 2012). The last survey on these subjects was undertaken in the 65th round of NSS (July 2008- June 2009). The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) …
Rapid pace urbanisation in Bangalore is causing serious problems with respect to provision of basic amenities such as safe drinking water supply. EMPRI has done an exhaustive study to find out the main issues pertaining to water supply system and has suggested solutions for the same.
AURANGABAD: Drinking water samples taken from nine talukas in the district put nine of the 858 gram panchayats (GP) under the red zone category, which means that these GPs failed to provide clean and potable water. A report on the quality of drinking water was made by the health department …
The Regulatory Scan is a report which documents the values specified in national standards for drinking-water parameters and how they compare to those set out in the fourth edition of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality. The World Health Organisation’s Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality are an international reference point …
This article analyses the water, sanitation and hygiene situation in slum households and compares it with the non-slum urban households using data from the 2011 Census. It argues for a shift from the mere water supply coverage to an emphasis on quality water distribution. Intermittent water supply coupled with poor …
