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 …
About 20-25 million people of the country are at risk of exposure to arsenic contamination, speakers said yesterday at the inaugural ceremony of an international conference. They also said there are more than 8,000 villages in the country which are at the risk of arsenic contamination. Department of Public Health …
Some two and a half lakh residents at Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj district have been facing acute shortage of drinking water because of salinity and arsenic contamination in the ground water. The villagers at remote places are now facing acute drinking water crisis during the summer because of fall in …
NAGAON, March 23: A pathetic and destructive picture of the various drawbacks of globalization and its outcome can be seen grasping human lives at its full in Nagaon district where disabilities caused by arsenic and fluride are on a constant rise. Government sources said, there are more than 10,000 disabled …
KOCHI: A Manuel is on a one-man mission. To make us aware of the poor quality of the water we drink. He tests water samples free of cost at his residence to convince people that the impurities in water are impossible to detect with the naked eye.
More than 60,000,000 Bangladeshis are drinking water with unsafe concentrations of one or more elements. The aim of this study was to evaluate and improve the drinking water testing and treatment plans for western Bangladesh.
Arsenic exposure is associated with human cancer. Telomerase-containing human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) can extend telomeres of chromosomes, delay senescence, and promote cell proliferation leading to tumorigenesis. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of As on hTERT mRNA expression in humans and in vitro.
GUWAHATI More than 70 per cent of population of the state is forced to consume contaminated water as 22 of the 27 districts of the state have recorded high concentration of arsenic in its ground water. Assam public health engineering minister Rihon Daimary said that 22 districts of the state …
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
Multipurpose vitamin C also fights arsenic FROM common cold to cancer, the role of vitamin C in combating diseases has long been hailed. Recent research has shown that it can also alleviate arsenic-induced toxic effects. People living in high-risk arsenic contaminated areas can now use the cheap and easily available …
The paper is about the removal of arsenic from aqueous solution using the bacterial species Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. The bacterium was cultured under aseptic condition.
In Bangladesh, millions of people are exposed to arsenic in drinking water ; arsenic is associated with increased risk of cancer. Once ingested, arsenic is metabolized via methylation and excreted in urine. Knowledge about nutritional factors affecting individual variation in methylation is limited. The purpose of this study was to …
Those who depend on groundwater have to check it for physical, chemical and biological components Groundwater in a natural condition accumulates over time, seeping down through the soil and naturally cleansing and filtering itself. In the absence of sunlight, bacteria too lessens and in general groundwater in the deeper aquifers …
Inhalation of high levels of airborne inorganic arsenic is a recognized cause of respiratory cancer. Although multiple epidemiologic studies have demonstrated this association, there have been few analyses of the mathematical relationship between cumulative arsenic exposure and risk of respiratory cancer, and no assessment as to whether and how arsenic …
The concentration of arsenic in urine has been used as a marker of exposure to inorganic As (iAs). Relative proportions of urinary metabolites of iAs have been identified as potential biomarkers of susceptibility to iAs toxicity. However, the adverse effects of iAs exposure are ultimately determined by the concentrations of …
Pali farmers teach state pollution body a few things technical Mahaveer Singh Sukarlai has no formal training in science. But he was able to test and tell a gathering of over 300 people that water from a dugwell in Phenkaria village contained arsenic and zinc in concentrations unfit for human …
