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 …
Tubewells have been so popular in rural Bangladesh that about 12 million have been installed, yielding water that is convenient, free and low in bacteria. But every fourth well is polluted with arsenic, with the result that millions of people are exposed to a severe environmental hazard. We explore this …
there is a popular saying in Hindi. Loosely translated it means regard the guest as god's incarnate. Most times we do not take such sayings seriously. But sometimes we do, even if there are disastrous consequences. India has played welcome hosts to hazardous wastes of all kind. In the latest …
a homoeopathic drug may offer a ray of hope to arsenic victims. An Indian study claims that Arsenicum Album-30 can help remove arsenic from the body. But allopathic doctors stressed the need for a more rigorous trial. The study was conducted by a team of researchers from West Bengal's University …
The bedrock of southern Punjab has high concentration of the carcinogenic elements uranium and thorium. A recent study blames the high rates of cancer in this region on this phenomenon. A report to this effect was submitted to the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (pscst) in Chandigarh recently. …
indiscriminate use of copper chromate arsenate (cca), a wood preservative, is fraught with the risk of arsenic leaching and contaminating soil and groundwater, warns a study conducted in the us . T imber and plantation wood are commonly treated with cca, which has been in use for decades. cca increases …
function table() { var popurl="image/20060115/23_table.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=375,height=315,scrollbars=yes") } theidea behind popularising tubewells in towns and villages was to provide clean water and avoid contaminants such as Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli. Ironically, tubewells appear to be aiding the spread of a contaminant
researchers at University of Delhi's South Campus have developed a new technique that uses microbes to detect toxic metals and metallic compounds in industrial effluents. The process uses a dead bacterium's ability to give off signature colour when certain metals or their compounds come into contact with it. The team …
efforts to remove arsenic from drinking water in West Bengal are failing, as per a study by Dipankar Chakraborti, head of the School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Chakraborti's team monitored 18 arsenic-removal plants in West Bengal over a two-year period. These plants have been made by 11 different …
a high level of arsenic is present in treated industrial effluents in Gujarat's Golden Corridor belt, it was detected recently. Department of microbiology (dom), Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, says arsenic is getting mixed with the surface water in the area. dom plans further analysis in the coming months. "We have analysed …
A weed that spreads rapidly through ponds, lakes and rivers could provide a cheap yet effective way of removing arsenic from drinking water. A research team at UK's De Montfort University, led by Parvez Haris, has found a powder made from the dried roots of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) removed …
For the first time, the Assam government has admitted the severe threat to people's health posed by arsenic and fluoride contaminated drinking water in the state. The state's minister for public health engineering, Dinesh Prasad Goala, recently told the assembly that the government has initiated steps to provide alternative sources …
It isn't often that a post-graduate college decides to test the quality of water in its surrounding areas. In a five-month project begining January 2004, final year B pharma students of Gupta College of Technological Sciences in Asansol, West Bengal did exactly that. The students had to undertake a project …
scientists have detected arsenic-induced damage to a type of white blood cells among people from North 24-Parganas district in West Bengal. "Chromosomal aberrations (cas) like breaks, deletions and gaps in peripheral lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) have been found in people drinking water contaminated with arsenic,' says Ashok …
In Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, the administration is as callous as ever. Arsenic contamination of water has crippled many people in the district, but the local administration fails to take viable measures to combat the predicament. When Down To Earth had first reported the problem in September 2004, the …
A briefing paper on "Arsenic Contamination of Ground Water - an exhaustive set of FAQs on key issues, it's causes, spread and technology available to mitigate the effects. Contains an exhaustive database of resource person and institution working in the area.
during a recent study, researchers from the us -based University of Illinois have found that adding a commonly found mineral in water contaminated by arsenic is a quick and cost-effective way to remove the toxic chemical. Water tainted by arsenic threatens the health of millions of people, mainly in Bangladesh …
