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Poisoned waters, deadly outcomes!

A study shows that high arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bihar is linked with increase in cancer cases. Districts located near the Himalayan river basins have more people with cancer.

Arun Kumar

Mohammad Ali

Posted on 29 Aug, 2021 12:22 AM

While groundwater is an important source of drinking water worldwide, contamination of groundwater sources is on the rise. Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been found to affect as high as 300 million people worldwide exposing them to a number of health risks.

Arsenic contamination of groundwater in India

Drinking water in Bihar, linked to cancer (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Study detects high levels of arsenic in cooked rice in Bihar

Need to remove arsenic from the food chain and not just drinking water in endemic areas

Debapriya Mondal

Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman

Shatrunjay Kumar Singh

Ashok Ghosh

David A Polya

Posted on 03 Mar, 2021 08:01 AM

Extensive evidence of elevated arsenic in the food chain, mainly rice, wheat and vegetables exists.

Median excess lifetime cancer risk of 2 per 10,000 from food arsenic exposure in Bihar. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

Study of water supply & sanitation practices in India using geographic information systems - Some design & other considerations in a village setting - IJMR research paper

This paper describes the findings of a study conducted in Nelvoy village in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Jeyanthi Govindarajan

Kalyan Banda

M.B. Jeyakumar

Pethuru Devadason

Philip Mitta M.E. Sadanala

Posted on 06 Jun, 2011 05:01 PM

The study attempted to understand the phenomenon of water contamination in the village by using GIS as a tool to locate and map water supply and sewage distribution systems in the village, in relation to human and animal dwellings, their wastes, sanitary practices and their connections with drinking water quality for a clearer understanding of the connections between these factors and possible

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