Report by the Central Groundwater Authority in the matter of Suo Moto arsenic found in groundwater in 25 states dated November 18, 2024. When the matter was listed before the NGT, August 7, 2024, wherein CGWA stated that the reports from seven states/UTs namely Maharashtra, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Tripura, Gujarat, Odisha …
The government on Thursday signed a $75 million financing agreement with the World Bank to provide safe water for around 1.6 million people. The Bangladesh Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, modelled on private-public partnership, targets residents living in 380 unions of 20 districts with high arsenic or saline infiltration. …
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday to force the Obama administration to finalize new rules regulating the containment and disposal of coal ash, a power plant byproduct activists say threatens public health. Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, the Environmental Integrity Project, and several other groups want the …
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday to force the Obama administration to finalize new rules regulating the containment and disposal of coal ash, a power plant byproduct activists say threatens public health. Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, the Environmental Integrity Project, and several other groups want the …
The recent reports on arsenic contamination throughout the country are alarming. Over 7 crore people are said to be at risk from arsenic contamination, while over 2 crore people are actually drinking unsafe water. Though the current government in its last election manifesto had promised arsenic-free water supply to the …
Tubewells in seven wards of Chittagong City Corporation are pumping water with arsenic contamination 10 times higher than the safe level. The wards' low-income group people are especially exposed to arsenic related diseases as they drink and use water from those tubewells to meet daily necessities. CCC and other authorities …
Environmental exposure to arsenic has been linked to hypertension in persons living in arsenic-endemic areas. The researchers summarized published epidemiologic studies concerning arsenic exposure and hypertension or blood pressure (BP) measurements to evaluate the potential relationship.
Megh Pyne Abhiyan (MPA) is a campaign and functional network of grassroots organization, resource organization and development professionals working towards understanding and strategically evolving local drinking water security framework through village-based solutions in the flood-prone regions of north Bihar. MPA’s effort of understanding groundwater dynamics including the quality aspect and …
DERGAON, March 11 – Traces of arsenic have been detected in drinking water in Golaghat district, and about 3 lakh people are taking such contaminated water through government supply or from their own source. According to (PHE) sources, arsenic is found in the range 0.06 to 0.99 mg per litre …
Residents living near a coal-fired thermal power plant project in southernmost Burma are growing more concerned over health issues associated with the power plant, which could begin operations in April, local media report said. The power plant, north of Kawthaung about 800 kilometres from Rangoon, is located 50 feet from …
The objective of the study was to determine how data on water source quality affect assessments of progress towards the 2015 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target on access to safe drinking-water.
The government has introduced community level participatory approach through forming Arsenic Mitigation Committee (AMC) at union level to fight against arsenic contamination, one of the burning issues in water supply, sanitation and health sector. As per the official data about 30 million people are exposed to arsenic contaminated water in …
Arsenic contamination has been detected in tubewell waters in seven wards in Chittagong City recently and it may take serious turn if any preventive steps are not taken immediately. This was disclosed by Bangladesh Environmental Journalist Forum (BEJF) at a seminar organised at South Bakalia Ward Office with Councilor Yeachin …
A sampling of products sweetened with organic brown rice syrup, including cereal bars and baby formulas, found levels of arsenic that exceeded the United States’ standards for bottled water, American researchers said on Thursday. The study by researchers at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire followed a Consumer Reports analysis of …
KOLKATA, 13 FEB: The state public health engineering (PHE) department has invited experts from across the world to tour the four districts affected by arsenic seeking suggestions for the use of modern technology to tackle the problem. Apart from visiting the four districts ~ North 24-Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad and South …
Talwandi Sabo (Bathinda): Karnail Singh suffers from renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer. A resident of Jajjal village in Punjab’s Malwa region that has produced maximum number of CMs including SAD’s Parkash Singh Badal and Congress’ Amarinder Singh, Karnail would be expected to have access to considerable medical …
People exposed to very high levels of arsenic in Chilean drinking water back in the 1950s and 60s are still showing a higher-than-normal risk of bladder cancer -- years after the arsenic problem was brought under control, a new study shows. The findings are not surprising, researchers say, since the …
Bangladesh is located between 20 º 34 to 26º 38 north latitude and 88.01 º to 92.42 º east longitude, with an area of 147,570 sq km). With a population of 164.000 million, Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries. Geologically, Bangladesh is a part of the …
In the present study, the potential of a new adsorbent for arsenic removal and nanofiltration membrane for fluoride removal at household level has been studied.
The Awami League-led government is yet to fulfil its electoral pledge of supplying pure drinking water to the entire population by 2011, failing even to provide safe drinking water to all the citizens of the capital city. In its election manifesto, the AL said, ‘The arsenic problem will be tackled …
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new standards on Wednesday sharply limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from the nation’s coal- and oil-burning power plants. The new rule, unless blocked by Congress or the courts, will be the first time the federal government has enforced limits on mercury, arsenic, …
