Bengaluru Urban district administration recently identified 93 villages, where residents are suffering from fluorosis, once again bringing to the fore the issue of unsafe drinking water. Fluorosis is a chronic condition where teeth and bones get affected, at times even leading to permanent damage. People who consume water with fluoride …
Bengaluru Urban district administration recently identified 93 villages, where residents are suffering from fluorosis, once again bringing to the fore the issue of unsafe drinking water. Fluorosis is a chronic condition where teeth and bones get affected, at times even leading to permanent damage. People who consume water with fluoride …
The spectre of fluoride contamination has come to haunt schoolchildren in Odisha’s Nuapada district with potable water sources in as many as 54 schools and anganwadi premises testing for fluoride presence beyond permissible limits. Prolonged consumption of fluoride contaminated water leads to dental and skeletal fluorosis. Commonly, mottled teeth and …
This review focuses on fluorosis and iodine deficiency disorders, two serious, highly prevalent metabolic disorders that are under-reported. These are caused by the two elements of the halogen family, fluorine and iodine. The former in excess and the latter in deficiency are the cause for concern. Original Source
With heavy presence of pollutants in water due to increasing industrialisation and anthropogenic activities becoming a cause of concern, the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here has developed a portable “integrated optical system” for field detection of major water pollutants such as arsenic, nitrates and fluoride. The system can be …
Aside of immediate impacts, the 2011 Puyehue–Cordón Caulle volcano (PCC) eruption also caused persisting chemical impacts. By 2012, toxicity resulted in overt dental fluorosis in deer, with bone fluoride increasing > 38-fold to 5175 ppm. Sheep, horses and cattle also succumbed to fluorosis. Due to eolian redeposition of tephra, exposure …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Asim Sarode & Others Vs District Collector Nanded & Others dated 11/01/2016 regarding environmental concern faced by residents of more than 12 districts in the State of Maharashtra due to contaminated ground water in terms of …
BAIKUNTHPUR: A large number of villagers, including children, around Korea district headquarters in North Chhattisgarh are suffering from fluorosis- that cause deformities in children and elderly due to excessive fluoride content in ground water that these villages draw to drink. Scores of residents of these villages, especially those in remote …
The groundwater is unfit for consumption in 171 villages of Mahendragarh district as the fluoride content in the water is high resulting in dental and skeletal fluorosis, anemia, gastroenteritis and other abdominal disorders among the villagers. Rathivaas, the native place of Education Minister Rambilas Sharma is also among the villages …
A survey carried out in Jalna district has revealed that acute anaemia is crippling girl students, especially those aged between 14 and 16 years. The study, initiated by gynaecologist Aarti Mantri in association with the Zilla Parishad (ZP) in around 40 ZP schools, found that over 30% girls suffered from …
Gujarat forest department has taken up a study on fluorosis among the lions in Lathi Liliya area. Anand Veterinary Institute has been entrusted with the task. The department decided to take up the study following a finding by two doctors, Dr Jalpan Rupara and Dr Purvesh Kacha. The doctors in …
The Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network, a network of physicians, nutritional scientists and water engineers working for fluorosis mitigation in the country, has suggested steps to ensure safe drinking water supply to the people living in the fluorosis-hit pockets of the State. The State Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) needs …
The well water in the area around the railway platform constructed using garbage at Murukkumpuzha is unfit for direct consumption as per the Bureau of Indian Standards [BIS], says an analysis report filed by the technical committee for studying complaints about ground water contamination in and around the railway platform …
With spurt in water-borne diseases being reported every day, experts believe the level of contamination in Millennium City's water has reached alarming levels and is not fit for drinking. In South Delhi, bordering Gurgaon, one person died and more than three dozen were hospitalized on Wednesday after they reportedly consumed …
CHENNAI: Chief minister J Jayalalithaa will on Wednesday commission the much-awaited Hogenakkal water supply scheme, which will benefit the fluorosis-hit districts of Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. The 1,929-crore project will help supply water to 6,755 rural and urban habitations of both districts. The project was initiated by the previous DMK government …
The newly urbanized areas of the ever-expanding city have a new threat hovering over them - fluorosis. According to data available with the Union ministry of drinking water and sanitation, many areas in Rangareddy district bordering Hyderabad have ground water with excess fluoride content. The permissible level of fluoride content …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state administration to take immediate corrective steps and submit an action taken report within six weeks after taking strong exception to neglect in containing skeletal and dental fluorosis cases in Garhwa. In a directive issued on Wednesday, the panel has noted …
UMERKOT, Jan 14: A token hunger strike being observed outside the local press club for five days against the government’s indifferent attitude towards over 5,000 residents of Samoon Rind village ended on Monday. Residents of the village, some 60 kilometres from Chhachhro town, claimed that at least five people died …
Endemic fluorosis resulting from high fluoride concentration in groundwater is a major public health problem in India. This study was carried out to measure and compare the prevalence of dental fluorosis and dental caries in the population residing in high and normal level of fluoride in their drinking water in …
The Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) which functions under the Ministry of Technology and Research conducts basic and advanced scientific research and makes new innovations which uplifts scientific and technological activities of Sri Lanka. Scientist J. P Padmasiri of the Institute of Fundamental Studies and Engineer W. M. Jayawardhana, a …
Vasudha Vikas Sansthan with the help of WaterAid and with technical Support of Peoples’ Science Institute, Dehra Doon undertook fluoride testing and fluorosis mitigation Programme in Tirala, Dharampuri and Umarban bloks of Dhar district. The program began in November 5th, 2008. The major findings and description of the activities carried …
