Abhijit Mukherjee
Abhijit Mukherjee
Soil arsenic above 14 mg/kg can cause rice to be unsafe for consumption
Posted on 05 Jan, 2022 09:18 PMArsenic exposure, mainly through contaminated groundwater used for drinking, has widely been associated with detrimental health effects (
Groundwater depletes in north and east India
Posted on 23 Apr, 2019 07:12 PMIndia is the largest user of groundwater in the world. It uses an estimated 230 km3 of groundwater per year, which is over a quarter of the global total. About 85 percent of rural drinking water needs, 65 percent of irrigation needs and 50 percent of urban drinking water and industrial needs are fulfilled with groundwater.