Chemical Pollution
Water quality monitoring of lakes in and around Bangalore city
Posted on 07 Feb, 2012 03:05 PMIt describes the efforts undertaken by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to launch a programme to monitor the water quality of some of the lakes in Bangalore so as to focus the attention of concerned governmental organisations to take up remedial measures to safe guard the water bodies of the "Garden City".
The sources of pollution in lakes are mainly identified as:
Nutrient-based fertiliser subsidy: Will farmers adopt agricultural best management practices? An article in EPW
Posted on 06 Feb, 2012 11:58 AMIt offers prospective benefits from the agro-environmental management point of view.
Solar and wind based freshwater, saltwater and brackish water purification systems
Posted on 05 Feb, 2012 07:12 PMArticle Courtesy: Trunz Water Systems
Mining poisons South Goa waters: The case of the Salaulim reservoir shown in a film
Posted on 04 Feb, 2012 05:05 PMContent and Media Courtesy: Video Volunteers
Global change, wastewater and health in fast growing economies - Paper published in the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Posted on 02 Feb, 2012 11:35 AMIt argues that among the water challenges in the 21st century, the water quality health nexus is one of the most serious challenges that will need to be addressed at an urgent level.The paper directs attention at the rapid and unequal growth and development patterns emerging in developing economies and the impact of this development on the environment and human populations. The paper directs attention to the negative impact of this development on one of the important natural resources such as water and the linkages between water quality and public health of populations.
Strengthening quality monitoring to provide safe drinking water: Common treatments and analyses
Posted on 30 Jan, 2012 10:59 AMAuthor : Ravi Savant
Evaluation of physico-chemical characteristics in groundwater using GIS – A case study of Chinnar sub-basin, Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu, India
Posted on 20 Jan, 2012 04:26 PMThe study found that the groundwater of the basin is extremely hard with total hardness, magnesium and potassium contents being above the permissible limits. Thirty nine out of 57 samples exceed the allowable limits for fluoride.
Groundwater hydrology and groundwater quality in and around Bangalore city - Department of Mines and Geology (2011)
Posted on 19 Jan, 2012 11:04 AMEarlier studies carried out by the Department of Mines and Geology during 1994, 1995 and 2003 on the groundwater quality of Bangalore Metropolis had found that the groundwater pollution in the city has mainly been due to sewage disposal and recommendations have been made to prevent pollution from sewage and industrial wastes.
The unquiet river: An overview of select decisions of the courts on the river Yamuna
Posted on 14 Jan, 2012 06:40 PMThe river has attained the distinction of being perhaps the river attracting the most judicial attention in india, after the Ganga. This report analyses the various laws and judicial decisions pertaining to the Yamuna and their effects on the river.
Sustainable groundwater management – Report of the Working Group of the Planning Commission for the 12th Five Year Plan
Posted on 06 Jan, 2012 04:27 PMThe existing methodology of groundwater resources assessment is appropriate and suitable for country-wide groundwater resources estimation, considering the present status of database available with the Central and State agencies.